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Frenkel brothers
Three Egyptian Jewish brothers that pioneered animated film in Egypt
The Frenkel brothers were three Egyptian Jewish brothers – Herschel Frenkel (), Shlomo Frenkel (), and David Frenkel () – who pioneered animated film in Egypt.
Their first successful film, Mafish Fayda (), made its protagonist Mish-Mish Effendi the first Arab cartoon star.[1] After Israel's declaration of independence, the brothers emigrated to France. There they continued to make films, but without the success they had enjoyed in Egypt.[2] They made over thirty films in total.[3]
Egypt
Herschel, Shlomo and Hershel Frenkel were one of six brothers born into a family of Belarusian Jewish origins.
Their father Bezalel was a furniture maker with a big commercial success. In , the family moved to Egypt from Jerusalem.[4]
Their first film, Marco Monkey was strongly criticized by Al Ahram in As a result, they hired collaborators to improve their la