#chaim topol

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Chaim Topol (September 9, 1935 – March 8, 2023)

May his memory be a blessing.

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L’CHAYIM! 🍻 TO LIFE!

CHAIM TOPOL z’’l (1935-2023) as TEVYE in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (1971)

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Chiam Topol (September 9, 1935 - March 9, 2023)

May His Memory Be a Blessing*

*the Jewish sentiment used when someone has passed away, please use it instead of Rest in Peace as he was Jewish

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Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

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We have lost a legend today in Chaim Topol, who immortalised Reb Tevye onscreen in Fiddler on the Roof. Zero Mostel originated the role on Broadway, but Norman Jewison was keen to hire someone who did not bring a pre existing persona to the role, and so the role went to Israeli actor Topol. He was a rogue choice - only 30, a role of a man supposed to have adult daughters, and with very little English, but Jewison's casting was inspired. Tevye would become the role of a lifetime for Topol - he would play him onstage more than 3,500 times.

During the famous If I Were a Rich Man scene, he later revealed that he was fighting a horrendous toothache, claiming that he sounded odd because of it. The scene took three days because of the pain. It's still a wonderful scene - take a look below.

L'chaim, sunrise, sunset. May his memory be a blessing.

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You know how Tevye is just living and then things happen and he’s just like: wAit— *looks up at God* Not cool, my guy…? Yeah, I felt that.

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Chaim Topol (9.9.1935 - 9.3.2023)

"What kind of advice can I give [young performers]? Someone sent me a quote that persistence wins. I have to disagree with this. It is an important ingredient. I don't think that there are any rules. Be persistent, be talented, work hard, but ninety-five percent is luck - so be lucky!"

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Chaim Topol, September 9, 1935 – March 8, 2023.

With Norman Jewison on the set of Fiddler on the Roof (1971).

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Chaim Topol

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pearls! PEARLS!

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I stumbled across the end of Fiddler on the Roof last night and even though I only saw the last 25 minutes, it still managed to hook me in, make me cry and move me so deeply.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: this movie is a masterpiece and one of the greatest movie musicals ever made.

The music is incredible...ranging from the fun and energetic To Life (L’Chaim) to the reverence of The Sabbath Prayer and the haunting Anatevka.  And the movie takes it to another level by having John Williams as the film’s orchestrator.  Topol’s performance as Tevye is so iconic, I’m retroactively mad that he didn’t win the Oscar....and of course, the cinematography is unbelievable...shot through a silk stocking to give it that slight sepia tone. 

If you haven’t seen this movie yet, you must add this to your list ASAP.

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Chaim Topol, the actor best known for playing Tevye in ''Fiddler on the Roof,'' has died, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced. He was 87.

Netanyahu paid tribute to Topol on Thursday and conveyed his condolences, calling him a ''multi-faceted artist, with great charisma and energy.''

''Sadly, the Fiddler on the roof is no longer with us. The strings of the Fiddle have fallen silent. The story of Chaim Topol's life has been sealed but I am certain that his contribution to Israeli culture will live on for generations, " Netanyahu said in a statement. ''He greatly loved the land of Israel, and the people of Israel loved him in return.''

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Chaim Topol, one of the greatest Israeli actors and winner of the Israel Prize, died at the age of 87

חיים טופול, מגדולי השחקנים הישראלים וחתן פרס ישראל, מת בגיל

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Behind the scenes of Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

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Chaim Topol 🌹