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Israeli filmmaker and television producer (1929–2024)

Ofra Bikel (September 12, 1929 – August 11, 2024) was an Israeli-American documentary filmmaker and television producer.

"FRONTLINE's formidable Ofra Bikel again casts light on a shocking miscarriage of justice, examining why inmates remain behind bars despite DNA evidence.

For more than two decades she was a mainstay of the acclaimed PBS series Frontline producing over 25 award-winning documentaries, ranging from foreign affairs to critiques of the U.S. criminal justice system.^[1]

Life and Career

Bikel was born in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine on September 12, 1929, to the Yechieli-Ichilov family.

Her father was an electrical engineer and her mother was a special education teacher.

At age 19 she moved to Paris to study political science, graduating from the University of Paris and the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris.

She then moved to New York City.

Bikel was born Ofra Yehiely Ichilov in Tel Aviv on Sept.

Bikel was born Ofra Yehiely Ichilov in Tel Aviv on Sept.

A crusading television documentarian has died.

He was on death row charged with rape and murder, before his sentence was commuted to life in prison.

In a career of over 30 years as a documentary filmmaker, Ofra Bikel's work has freed more innocent prisoners than many professionals in the criminal justice.

Producer Ofra Bikel discusses her Frontline documentary called "Innocence Lost: The Verdict." Crown Heights; Edenton Sex Abuse Scandal; 'Innocence Lost'.

She was briefly married to actor and folk singer Theodore Bikel. She was a researcher for Time, Newsweek, and ABC Television. She moved to public television, producing films for the WGBH se