Michal Ansky
[1] Michal's paternal grandfather, Eliezer Asher Ansky, born Abrabanel (1903–1990) was the founder and director of the Bimatenu children's theatre and worked in his sixties as an artist, creating a sculpture for the Tel Aviv Rabbinate and creatively restoring a wall mosaic in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, among others.[9] Following the completion of her military service, Ansky wrote a column called "The Missing Piece" (Hahatiha hahasera)[10] for 'Walla' culture website, was part of the all-girl talk show "Girls" (Banot)[8] which aired on Hot Cable network in 2007, and wrote and presented a historical and culinary segment for the TV show "Quality time" (Zman Eichut)[8] which aired in 2007 on Channel 1.Later that year, Ansky started hosting two TV cooking shows: "As Fresh As It Gets"[11] alongside Chef Omer Miller and "The Queen of the Market",[12] both focusing on local and organic produce.[14] In April 2012, Ansky hosted the first season of Junior Master Chef Israel, alongside Haim Cohen, Eyal Shani and Yonatan Rochfeld.In 2010, Ansky founded "Shuk Hanamal",[21] the first indoor market in Israel at the Tel Aviv port, together with her husband, the architect Roee Hemed, and Shir Halpern.[23][24] She managed to salvage some joint ventures with a court approved "divorce" restructuring, so that they reverted fully to her name in return for a 1.2 million NIS payment to Rubicon.