The Story of Bruria

Gabriella Lev is an actor, teacher, and director of the Jerusalem Drama Workshop. She is a founding member of the Theatre Company Jerusalem, an organization that takes traditional texts and gives them new meaning for modern Israeli culture.

Aliza Elion-Israeli was a playwright and actress. Born in Ashkelon, she lived in Jerusalem. In 1982, she cofounded the Theater Collective of Jerusalem and served as its artistic director; the company’s performances are derived from Hebrew and Aramaic texts that the group modernizes. Elion-Israeli worked in social projects and community theater with disadvantaged youth, and taught theater at the Hebrew University.