Juliano Mer-Khamis

Juliano Mer-Khamis
Mer-Khamis in 2010
Born
Juliano Khamis

(1958-05-29)29 May 1958
Nazareth, Israel
Died4 April 2011(2011-04-04) (aged 52)
Cause of deathAssassination
Resting placeKibbutz Ramot Menashe, Israel[1]
Occupation(s)Actor, director, activist
Years active1984–2011
Spouse(s)Jenny Nyman (?–2011; his death; 3 children)

Juliano Mer-Khamis (Hebrew: ג'וליאנו מר ח'מיס; Arabic: جوليانو مير خميس; born Juliano Khamis; 29 May 1958 – 4 April 2011)[2] was an Israeli and Palestinian actor, director, filmmaker, and political activist of Jewish and Palestinian Eastern Orthodox Christian parentage.[3] On 4 April 2011, he was assassinated by a masked gunman in the Palestinian city of Jenin, where he had established The Freedom Theatre.

  1. ^ "Juliano Mer-Khamis laid to rest at Kibbutz Ramot Menashe". Ynetnews. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011. Arab-Israeli actor Juliano Mer-Khamis, who was murdered in Jenin on Tuesday is being laid to rest at the kibbutz Ramot Menashe cemetery, where he will be buried next to his mother Arna. Israeli and Arab actors acco[m]panied him on his final journey.
  2. ^ "השחקן והיוצר ג'וליאנו מר נרצח ביריות בג'נין" [Actor and creator Juliano Mer was shot in Jenin] (in Hebrew). Ynet. 20 June 1995. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. ^ Jack Khoury; Avi Issacharoff; Anshel Pfeffer (4 April 2011). "Israeli Actor Juliano Mer-Khamis Shot Dead in Jenin". Haaretz.