סמל העיר תל אביב
בבית הזה גר ויצר
אפרים קישון
סופר, סאטיריקן, מחזאי, תסריטאי ובמאי קולנוע
תרפ"ד-תשס"ה 1924-2005

THE AUTHOR, SATIRIST, PLAYWRIGHT, SCREENWRITER, AND FILM DIRECTOR
EPHRAIM KISHON
LIVED & WORKED IN THIS HOUSE

The sign is on the fence of the house where Ephraim Kishon lived - writer, playwright, screenwriter and satirist, born in Budapest, Hungary (1924-2005), immigrated to Israel in 1949.
Kishon, born under the name Franz Hoffman, was one of the greatest satirists in Israel. A regular satirical columnist in the "Maariv" newspaper, in which he usually described the wonders of the Israeli bureaucracy
Wrote dozens of books. Famous films were made following his characters: Salah Shabti, Aravinka, the policeman Azoulai and more.
He won the Israel Prize for Contribution to Society (2002), the Bialik Award (1998), the Sokolov Award (1958), the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film (1965, 1971), and dozens of other awards.

The sign was placed in 2014.

The following pictures taken that day show the location of the sign and the building Click for a larger image Click for a larger image