Former Israeli stage director Hy Kalus, 87, dies in New York

Kalus, who was one of the first to direct plays at Tel Aviv's Cameri Theater, is credited with bringing method acting and American realism to the Israeli theater.

By Shir Hacham | 01:59 01.01.13 |

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One of Israel's leading theater directors in the early decades of statehood, the Rhode Island-born Hy Kalus, died this week in his New York home. He was 87.

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Former Israeli stage director Hy Kalus, 87, dies in New York

Kalus, who was one of the first to direct plays at Tel Aviv's Cameri Theater, is credited with bringing method acting and American realism to the Israeli theater.

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