Devorah Bertonov

Devorah Bertonov (c. 1915 – April 19, 2010) was an Israeli pioneer of dance and stage arts.

Devorah Bertonov was the daughter of Yehoshua Bertonov, one of the founders of Habima Theatre in Moscow, who also won the Israel Prize.

Her family immigrated to the area of the Ottoman Empire that would become Mandatory Palestine in 1915 and settled in Tel Aviv.

[2]Bertonov was awarded the Israel Prize in 1991.

Making Way for a Green Leaf is a documentary about Bertonov filmed when she was 85.

Devorah Bertonov during a recording rehearsal (likely in 1951)