Anat Waxman

Anat Waxman (Hebrew: ענת וקסמן; born 26 June 1961) is an Israeli actress and comedian.

Through her father, her family originated in Jerusalem for ten generations and she is a descendant of Shneur Zalman of Liadi while her mother emigrated to Israel from Iraq.

However, Waxman’s most notable stage appearance to date was her performance in the lead role of Anat Gov’s award winning play Happy Ending.

In April 2015, Waxman came under heavy criticism for making scornful comments on a Channel 2 interview about right-wing supporters, saying that they are irrational voters.

[4] Waxman apologised for her comments, stating she was simply worried about the country and cited her Iraqi-Jewish heritage to deny any tendencies that relate to racism.