Adi Talmor
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Adi Talmor was an Israeli
journalist
and news presenter
.
the family's surname to the Hebrew
name "Talmor".
When Talmor enlisted in the military in the early 1970s, he attempted to join the Army Radio unit but he was refused and instead he served as an Information security
inspector in the Israeli Air Force
. Talmor was initially rejected by the Army Radio unit due to a medical problem which affected his pronunciation
. After Talmor underwent rhinoplasty
surgery, his pronunciation improved significantly and as a result he was transferred to the Army Radio unit.
At 25 Talmor began working for the Army Radio as a civilian employee. At this point he also changed his first name to "Adi".
Between 1982 and 1992 Talmor worked as a news presenter for the Israeli Channel 1
news show "Erev Hadash" ("ערב חדש"), for which he became widely known in the Israeli public. (At the time, this was the only early-evening TV news show in the country). During that period of time Talmor also worked as a news anchor and news editor at Israeli Army Radio, a job which he held for about 33 years. In addition, during those years Talmor gave courses in announcing at the Geva Studios. As part of his work in the Israeli Army Radio Talmor hosted the radio shows "Bamatzav Hanochechi" ("במצב הנוכחי") and "Betzohorei Hayom" ("בצהרי היום").
. At the age of 58 he was diagnosed with lung cancer
, and the doctors determined that he only had a few months to live. As a result, on 5 August 2011 Talmor ended his life by assisted suicide
at the Dignitas clinic
in Zürich, Switzerland. Following Talmor's request, on Friday, 5 August 2011, his body was cremated at noon and his ashes were scattered in a lake located nearby Zürich
, Switzerland
.
Prior to his death Talmor sent an email
to his brother in which he directed him to his neighbor: there Talmor had left his will and farewell letters to his close friends and family members in a bag bearing the message "Thank you and goodbye." In a letter he left, he asked that those who honored his memory meet on Thursday, August 11, 2011 (a week after his death), next to his favorite spot at the Tel Aviv Promenade
, "just before sunset" and conduct a short ceremony in his memory while several of his favorite songs played in the background.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and news presenter
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
.
Biography
Talmor was born and raised in Ramat Gan to Jewish immigrant parents who were Holocaust survivors. During Talmor's childhood, his father changedHebraization of surnames
The Hebraization of surnames is the process of adopting Hebrew family names ....
the family's surname to the Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
name "Talmor".
When Talmor enlisted in the military in the early 1970s, he attempted to join the Army Radio unit but he was refused and instead he served as an Information security
Information security
Information security means protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, perusal, inspection, recording or destruction....
inspector in the Israeli Air Force
Israeli Air Force
The Israeli Air Force is the air force of the State of Israel and the aerial arm of the Israel Defense Forces. It was founded on May 28, 1948, shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independence...
. Talmor was initially rejected by the Army Radio unit due to a medical problem which affected his pronunciation
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the way a word or a language is spoken, or the manner in which someone utters a word. If one is said to have "correct pronunciation", then it refers to both within a particular dialect....
. After Talmor underwent rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty , also nose job, is a plastic surgery procedure for correcting and reconstructing the form, restoring the functions, and aesthetically enhancing the nose, by resolving nasal trauma , congenital defect, respiratory impediment, and a failed primary rhinoplasty...
surgery, his pronunciation improved significantly and as a result he was transferred to the Army Radio unit.
At 25 Talmor began working for the Army Radio as a civilian employee. At this point he also changed his first name to "Adi".
Between 1982 and 1992 Talmor worked as a news presenter for the Israeli Channel 1
Channel 1 (Israel)
Channel 1 is one of the oldest television channels in Israel and one of five terrestrial channels in the country...
news show "Erev Hadash" ("ערב חדש"), for which he became widely known in the Israeli public. (At the time, this was the only early-evening TV news show in the country). During that period of time Talmor also worked as a news anchor and news editor at Israeli Army Radio, a job which he held for about 33 years. In addition, during those years Talmor gave courses in announcing at the Geva Studios. As part of his work in the Israeli Army Radio Talmor hosted the radio shows "Bamatzav Hanochechi" ("במצב הנוכחי") and "Betzohorei Hayom" ("בצהרי היום").
Death
Talmor was a heavy smokerSmoking
Smoking is a practice in which a substance, most commonly tobacco or cannabis, is burned and the smoke is tasted or inhaled. This is primarily practised as a route of administration for recreational drug use, as combustion releases the active substances in drugs such as nicotine and makes them...
. At the age of 58 he was diagnosed with lung cancer
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
, and the doctors determined that he only had a few months to live. As a result, on 5 August 2011 Talmor ended his life by assisted suicide
Assisted suicide
Assisted suicide is the common term for actions by which an individual helps another person voluntarily bring about his or her own death. "Assistance" may mean providing one with the means to end one's own life, but may extend to other actions. It differs to euthanasia where another person ends...
at the Dignitas clinic
Dignitas (euthanasia group)
Dignitas is a Swiss assisted dying group that helps those with terminal illness and severe physical and mental illnesses to die assisted by qualified doctors and nurses...
in Zürich, Switzerland. Following Talmor's request, on Friday, 5 August 2011, his body was cremated at noon and his ashes were scattered in a lake located nearby Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
Prior to his death Talmor sent an email
Email
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
to his brother in which he directed him to his neighbor: there Talmor had left his will and farewell letters to his close friends and family members in a bag bearing the message "Thank you and goodbye." In a letter he left, he asked that those who honored his memory meet on Thursday, August 11, 2011 (a week after his death), next to his favorite spot at the Tel Aviv Promenade
Tel Aviv Promenade
Tel Aviv promenade is a promenade that runs along the Mediterranean seashore in Tel Aviv, Israel.- History :...
, "just before sunset" and conduct a short ceremony in his memory while several of his favorite songs played in the background.
External links
- Radio personality Adi Talmor dead at 58 - published on YnetYnetYnet is the most popular Israeli news and general content website. It is owned by the same conglomerate that operates Yediot Ahronot, the country's secondleading daily newspaper...
on August 8, 2011 - Radio personality Adi Talmor dies at 58 - published on Jerusalem Post on August 8, 2011
- Army Radio shocked by suicide of legendary broadcaster - published on HaaretzHaaretzHaaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew and English in Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the International Herald Tribune. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the Internet...
on August 9, 2011