Benjamin Zemach

{{short description|Polish-Israeli choreographer and dancer}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Benjamin Zemach

| native_name = בנימין צמח

| native_name_lang = he

| birth_date = {{birth date|1901|02|01|df=y}}

| birth_place = Poland{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-05-mn-9813-story.html|title=Benjamin Zemach; Pioneer of Modern Dance|work=Los Angeles Times|date=5 July 1997|access-date=23 December 2024}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1997|06|18|1901|02|01}}

| death_place = Jerusalem, Israel

| occupation = Choreographer, dancer

}}

Benjamin Zemach ({{Langx|he|בנימין צמח}}; 1 February 1901 – 18 June 1997) was a Polish-Israeli choreographer and dancer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/143936693/|title=To Appear at Lakewood|work=Asbury Park Press|location=Asbury Park, New Jersey|date=25 April 1943|access-date=23 December 2024|page=5|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}} He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Dance Direction for the film She.{{Cite web|url=https://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/search/results|title=Results|work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|access-date=23 December 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1936|title=The 8th Academy Awards (1936) Nominees and Winners|work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=8 October 2014 |access-date=23 December 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemasight.com/awards-history/8th-academy-awards-1935/8th-academy-awards-1935-nominees-and-winners/|title=8th Academy Awards (1935): Nominees and Winners|work=Camera Sight|date=6 February 2014 |access-date=23 December 2024}}

Zemach died on 18 June 1997 in Jerusalem,{{Cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/30/arts/benjamin-zemach-95-dancer-worked-in-theater-and-films.html|title=Benjamin Zemach, 95, Dancer; Worked in Theater and Films|first=Anna|last=Kisselgoff|work=The New York Times|date=30 June 1997|access-date=23 December 2024}} at the age of 96.