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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Meet the Canadian lawyer whose one-act play just won a top Israeli prize
Description: Gordon "Gordy" Wiseman—better known as Gabriel Emanuel—wrote Mr. Begin, a one-man play about the life of renowned but controversial Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, nine years ago. But in May, Israel awarded it and him the prestigious Prime Minister's Prize for 2022, an award that only goes out every year to a select few artists. What's less common is for the award to go to a Canadian.
While Wiseman now lives in Israel, he's originally from Winnipeg, born into an artistic family. His three brothers all work in the arts: Ron is a musician, Howie is a fi...