Efraim Sevela - Biography

Efraim Sevela (Эфраим Севела, pen-name of Efim Evelevich Drabkin – Ефим Евелевич Драбкин; March 8, 1928, Babruysk, Mahilyow Voblast, Belarus – August 18, 2010) was a Russian writer, screenwriter, director, producer, who after his emigration from the Soviet Union lived in Israel, USA and Russia.

Efraim Sevela was born to Jewish parents. His father was an officer. He was evacuated from the frontline in 1941. After the school Sevela was admitted into the Belarusian State University and became a screenwriter for many Soviet patriotic films. At the end of the 60s, Sevela joined the Jewish Soviet dissidents and took part in the capture of the main office of the head of the Soviet government in 1971. Sevela was expatriated to Israel.Aссording his words 45 years old Sevella participated in the Yom Kippur War being wounded. In 1977 he left Israel for the USA. Efraim Sevela worked and lived in many cities such as London, Paris, and West Berlin.

In 1990 Efraim Sevela came back to the USSR and started filming very successful movies based on his works.

Filmography

Screenwriter:

• Annushka (1959)
• Nashi sosedi (1957)
• Krepkiy oreshek (1967)
• Goden k nestroevoy (1968)

Director:

• Kolysanka (1986) Lullaby, Kolybelnaja
• Popugay, govoryashchiy na idish (1990) Попугай, говорящий на идиш (Soviet Union: Russian title) The Parrot Speaking Yiddish
• Noyev kovcheg (1992) Ноев ковчег (Russia) Noah's Ark
• Blagotvoritelnyy bal (1993) Благотворительный бал (Russia) Charity ball
• Belye dyuny (1996) The White Dunes

Actor:

• Noyev kovcheg (1992) Ноев ковчег (Russia) Noah's Ark

Producer:

• Noyev kovcheg (1992) Ноев ковчег (Russia) Noah's Ark
• Blagotvoritelnyy bal (1993) Благотворительный бал (Russia) Charity ball

Novels

• Monya Tsatskes (Monya Cackes [1])
• We Were Not Like Other People.
• Farewell, Israel!

External links

• Efraim Sevela's works in Russian