Sofi Tsedaka
Born (1975-10-26) 26 October 1975 (age 48)
Holon, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Spouse
Roni Azran
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(m. 1997; div. 2002)​
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Children2[2]

Sofi Tsedaka (Hebrew: סופי שרה צדקה; born (1975-10-26)26 October 1975), also known by her post-conversion name Sofi Sarah, is an Israeli actress, singer, television presenter and politician.

Born into a Samaritan family in the city of Holon, Israel, Tsedaka formally converted to Judaism along with her sisters at the age of 18.[3][4] She has acted and sung on various television shows and children's video cassettes throughout her career and has also released several musical singles on Israeli radio. Tsedaka voiced the character Ella of Frell (played by Anne Hathaway) in the Hebrew-language dub of the 2004 film Ella Enchanted. In 2017, Tsedaka produced a documentary about leaving the Samaritan community and converting to Judaism.[4][5][6] She has released a CD titled Barashet, which is the Samaritan-language rendering of the Biblical Hebrew word for the Book of Genesis (בְּרֵאשִׁית, Bərēšīṯ), containing the first few verses of the Samaritan Pentateuch.[7][8]

Political career

In the 2006 Israeli legislative elections for the 17th Knesset, Tsedaka stood for The Greens party,[9] but was not elected.

Personal life

Following the completion of the process of her formal conversion to Judaism in 1997, Tsedaka married Roni Azran, a Jewish Israeli man; they divorced in 2002.[2] She has a daughter and a son, born in 1997 and 2011, respectively.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Sofi Tzadka". IMDb. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Steinberg, Jessica. "A former Samaritan faces the music of her complicated roots". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ^ Levy, Liat (12 September 2010). "אחרי הפיצוץ הגדול: סופי צדקה מתפייסת עם השומרונים" [After the big explosion: Sophie Tsadaka reconciles with the Samaritans]. www.nrg.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b Steinberg, Jessica (16 March 2017). "A former Samaritan faces the music of her complicated roots". Times of Israel. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. ^ McGregor, Grady (23 October 2017). "Israel's Sofi and the Baladis brings ancient sounds with contemporary twist to Dickinson". The Dickinson Press. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. ^ "BBC World Service - Heart and Soul, The Good Samaritan, Sofi Tsedaka says she will always be a Samaritan but knows she will never be allowed back". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ^ "A formerly good Samaritan". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Israeli singer embraces her past". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  9. ^ "No Kidding: Sophie Tzedaka Goes Green". Haaretz. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

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