Shosh Atari

Shosh Atari (Hebrew: שוש עטרי‎; 24 November 1949 – 1 April 2008) was an Israeli radio presenter, television presenter and actress, born as Shoshana Atari (Hebrew: שושנה עטרי) in Rehovot.^[1] She was the sister of Gali Atari and Yona Atari.

Shosh Atari
שוש עטרי
Born	(1949-11-24)24 November 1949 Rehovot, Israel
Died	1 April 2008(2008-04-01) (aged 58) Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupations	Radio presenter television presenter actress
Years active	1970–2008
Relatives	Gali Atari (sister) Yona Atari (sister)

Biography

In the 1970s Atari joined Kol Yisrael and in the 1980s she was one of the stars of Reshet Gimel, where she was the host of the music hit programs - "Chadash, Chadish, U-mechudash", "Lohet", and other programs edited by Tony Fine. Atari was also famous as the host of the popular TV game - Pitsuchim of the Israeli Educational Television channel. A few years ago, Atari had a kidney transplant operation after having a kidney disease. After the transplant she went to Reshet Gimel but got back to broadcasting a daily show in Radio Lev Hamedina. In 2007, Atari returned to television as a star of Hakol Dvash, a dramedy on Channel 2.

Death

Atari died of a heart attack at her home on April 1, 2008. She was discovered by her two sisters. She was 58 years old, and buried at the Yarkon Cemetery.^[2]