Journalist and Author
Ms. Levi was born in Jerusalem.
Books and Novels Written:
“The Woman beyond the sea” – novel – Modan Publishing
•”Little Mouse Macaroni and Baloney the Pony” (Children’s book) – Modan Publishing, 2015
•”Guesthouses – North” – Modan Publishing
•”Guesthouses – South” – Modan Publishing
•”The Good Life: Israel” – Dolce Vita Publishing
Ms. Yishai Levi’s novel “The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem” has been translated into twenty one languages. The book has been adapted into a a two season television series that was successfully broadcast in Israel and on Netflix.
The book was also adapted into a play set to be premiere at the Bet Lessin Theater in Tel Aviv in May 2025.
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Highlights of Journalistic Career:
•1973 – 1974 – European correspondent, Magazine Edited by Tommy Lapid
•1974 – 1986 – Haolam Haze, Edited by Uri Avnery – Head Interviewer
•1978 – 1980 – Monitin Magazine, Edited by Adam Baruch – Interviewer, Israel and US
•1987 – Exclusive interview with Hugh Heffner, CEO of Playboy, at Playboy Mansion in LA
•1987 – Interview with prizefighter Muhammad Ali
•1982 – Interview with PLO Leader Yasser Arafat during Lebanon War, at PLO Headquarters in Western Beirut. This was Arafat’s first ever interview for Israeli journalists. In collaboration with Uri Avnery and photographer Anat Saragusti.
•1982 – Interview with pilot Aharon Achiaz – the highest-ranking POW in the Lebanon War, from his captivity in Western Beirut, in collaboration with Uri Avnery and photographer Anat Saragusti.
•1982 – 1985 – Hadashot – Magazine writer and columnist “Working Mothers”, including famous interview with Lily Sharon, where she called herself “Arik’s Geisha”.
•1992 – 2016 – Olam Haisha – Chief Correspondent. Among her interviews: an interview with Leah Rabin where Ms. Rabin first accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of inciting hatred leading to the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. Also: exclusive interviews with fashion designers Karl Lagerfeld and Roberto Cavalli.
•Columnist: Stalbet, Domestic Tourism
•1992 – Present Day: Ms. Yishai Levi presents tourism spots on Channel 10 and Channel 2, she has also hosted and presented travel shows on the Travel Channel.
•2013 – Content Editor, “Treasures of the Galilee” Initiative
Sarit Yishai-levi’s third novel ”Keep Me in Your Heart” is set to be published in September 2025 by Modan Publishing.
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