Meir Teomi

Meir Teomi (Hebrew: מאיר תאומי; July 15, 1898 – August 10, 1947) was a Russian empire-born actor and immigrant to Mandatory Palestine in 1919[1] who was murdered during a terrorist attack in 1947. He was the father of Israeli actor Oded Teomi.[2]

Meir Teomi
מאיר תאומי
Born(1898-07-15)July 15, 1898
Nikolayev, Podolia, Russian Empire
DiedAugust 10, 1947(1947-08-10) (aged 49)
Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Cause of deathTerrorist attack
OccupationActor
Years active1933–1947
ChildrenOded

Death

Teomi was performing on stage in the Hawaii Garden restaurant of Tel Aviv on August 10, 1947. An Arab gang from Al-Shaykh Muwannis stormed the cafe and shot five people dead, including Teomi.[1][3][4] Time Magazine reported that it may have been "the first serious attack by Arabs on Jews since 1939."[5] The Arab Falastin newspaper incorrectly reported that the attack had been done by Yemenite Jews against Arabs, leading to a wave of Palestinian attacks against Yemenites.[6] The Haganah also carried out reprisals against Arab targets it believed were responsible for the attack.[3]

Films and plays
  • Sabra, 1933
  • This Is the Land, 1935

References
  1. "The Centennial of "The Jewish Mayflower" - the Zionist Celebrities on Board of the "Russlan"". Museum of the Jewish People. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  2. "Oded Teomi to receive Life Achievement Award". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  3. "Murder by the Yarkon River". סגולה. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  4. "⁨FIFTH VICTIM OF CAFE MASSACRE SUCCUMBS ⁩ | ⁨The Palestine Post⁩ | 12 August 1947 | Newspapers | The National Library of Israel". www.nli.org.il. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  5. "PALESTINE: End of a Dance". Time. 1947-08-18. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  6. Jacobson, Abigail; Naor, Moshe (2016-12-06). Oriental Neighbors: Middle Eastern Jews and Arabs in Mandatory Palestine. Brandeis University Press. ISBN 978-1-5126-0007-0.
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