About Juliano Mer-Khamis
Juliano Mer-Khamis was an Israeli–Palestinian actor, director, filmmaker, and political activist of Jewish and Palestinian Eastern Orthodox Christian parentage. On 4 April 2011, he was assassinated by a masked gunman in the city of Jenin, where he had established The Freedom Theatre. Mer-Khamis' first marriage was to Mishmesh Uri, with whom he had a daughter. His maternal grandfather was Gideon Mer, a scientist who pioneered the study of malaria during the British Mandate. His release was won by the direct intervention of Isser Harel, who was his mother's cousin. On his release from the stockade, he enrolled in acting school, and discovered his abilities in that field.
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