Sasson Gabai

In this episode, I sit down with Sasson Gabai, an Iraqi-Israeli actor & winner of 4 Ophir Awards, Asia Pacific Screen Award, European Film Awards and Jerusalem Film Festival in 2007 as Best Actor in the highly acclaimed film "The Band's Visit" as well as the Broadway hit of the same name (where we met.) He can also be seen in Netflix's "Shtisel" and his latest film, "Karaoke," out now. We discuss his identity as an Iraqi Jew who immigrated to Israel, his childhood assimilating into Israeli society, his long career as an actor on stage and screen, and the way he continues to navigate his identity.