Asaf Zamir, Maya Wertheimer, head back to Israel after years in NYC, are wed by NYC mayor

Zamir and his wife Maya Wertheimer, the Israeli actress and model, had a Reform Jewish wedding in 2017 in Israel, but because of the law, it wasn't recognized in Israel.

Blue and White parliament member Asaf Zamir speaks during a discussion on a bill to dissolve the parliament, at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on May 29, 2019.

(photo credit: HADAS PARUSH/FLASH90)

ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

JUNE 13, 2023 03:35

Updated: JUNE 13, 2023 10:34

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