Actress and Musician Bar Belfer Dies at 37
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Israeli actress, musician, and broadcaster Bar Belfer died at age 37. She rose to fame in the 2007 film "Someone to Run With," for which she was nominated for an Ophir Award. Belfer survived a severe car accident in 2010 that required extensive rehabilitation. She continued her career in acting, music, and radio, working at Galei Tzahal and Kan Tarbut, and married Shachar Cohen in 2018, with whom she had a daughter in 2023.
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- Actress and musician Bar Belfer died at the age of 37.
- She gained fame for her role in the 2007 film "Someone to Run With."
- Belfer was nominated for an Ophir Award for Best Actress for her role in the film.
- She was severely injured in a car accident in 2010 but recovered and returned to work.
- Belfer had a career in acting, music, and radio, working at Galei Tzahal and Kan Tarbut.
- She was married to Shachar Cohen and had a daughter.
Israeli actress, musician, and broadcaster Bar Belfer has passed away at the age of 37. Belfer first gained public recognition for her leading role as Tamar in Oded Davydoff's 2007 film "Someone to Run With," based on David Grossman's novel. Her performance earned her a nomination for an Ophir Award for Best Actress. She also received a commendation at the Miami International Film Festival and an Israeli Television Academy Award for Best Actress in a miniseries, TV film, or drama series in 2007.
Belfer's career spanned acting, music, and radio. She served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) as an news reporter and later as a foreign desk editor. Concurrently, she continued acting, appearing in the television series "Mesakim." In March 2010, Belfer was severely injured in a car accident on Highway 1 after her car broke down and was struck by another vehicle. She spent weeks in intensive care and underwent extensive rehabilitation for injuries affecting her speech, vision, and mobility. Despite the severity of her injuries, she recovered sufficiently to return to her work at Galei Tzahal, resuming her broadcasts in October 2010.
Belfer further developed her musical career, graduating from the Rimon School of Music in 2014. In 2015, she debuted original songs she had written on Yoav Kutner's program at Galei Tzahal. Her acting credits also include roles in the series "Malach Shel Ima," "Bnotולה," and "Malach Mashchit," as well as the films "Al Tishkachi Oti" and "Ovedet Lo Zarah."
From 2017, she worked at Kan Tarbut (Public Broadcasting's Culture channel) as a reporter, producer, and radio host. She also held degrees in philosophy and cinema and television from Tel Aviv University and pursued postgraduate studies in the arts. Belfer married Shachar Cohen in 2018, and they had a daughter in 2023.
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