Israeli series ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ to feature ‘Shtisel’ star Aloni

Michael Aloni - one of the stars of Israeli television series Shtisel – is to appear in an ambitious production of The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem.

The actor, who played Shtisel character Akiva, is among the cast who will appear in the TV adaptation of  Sarit Yishai-Levy’s epic bestselling novel about a Sephardic family.

The historical melodrama, which tells the story of the Armoza family,  will be filmed  across Israel and will be shot in Hebrew, English, Ladino and Arabic.

It is  being made for a two-series order.