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Yaari, a retired professor at Tel Aviv University and a central figure in Israeli theater for decades, was discovered near the Ayalon River, apparently after spending several days under a bridge between the Halacha and Rokach interchanges. She was found severely weakened and in need of urgent medical care, and authorities believe she survived the ordeal without food.
Police said Yaari had been seen on security footage appearing disoriented after leaving the hospital in late October, as she tried to return to her home in north Tel Aviv. Her disappearance prompted a widespread search involving friends, students and fellow artists.
Born in Tel Aviv in the late 1940s, Yaari served in the IDF’s Nahal unit and later studied theater at Tel Aviv University, where she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. She completed her doctorate at Paris VIII University in France.
She began teaching in the Theater Arts Department at Tel Aviv University in the late 1980s and went on to serve as head of the department, director of the university theater, and head of the interdisciplinary arts program. Her research focused on classical Greek drama and its influence on Western theater, classical and contemporary French theater, and the role of Israeli theater in national culture.
Yaari was also known for her dramaturgical work. From 1990 to 1995 she was a dramaturge and member of the artistic committee at Habima, Israel’s national theater, and since 1996 held similar roles at Jerusalem’s Khan Theater. She served on the artistic council of the Experimental Theater Center and the Theater Council of the Tel Aviv Foundation for Literature and Art.
In a statement, Habima paid tribute to her legacy, saying that “Yaari’s contribution to Israeli and international theater research was immense. Her work remains a cornerstone in the understanding of theater in Israel.”
Over the years, Yaari collaborated with major Israeli directors and playwrights, including Hanoch Levin and Oded Kotler, and taught generations of actors and creators.
“She was a legendary teacher—not only for her knowledge, but for her deep, contagious love of theater,” actress Lillian Barreto, a close friend, told Ynet. “Nurit was one of the only people Hanoch trusted completely, both professionally and personally.”
Barreto said Yaari was a source of comfort during the final days of Levin, her late husband. “She was brilliant, rare, kind and gentle,” she said.
Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
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