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name: "Menachem Binetski"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/menachem-binetski"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1941"
died: "1 January 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T22:49:21.754294+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Menachem Binetski

Director. Born 1 January 1941 in Kazakhstan. Died 1 January 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1941, Kazakhstan
- **Died:** 1 January 2023
- **Also known as:** Minachem Binetski

## Biography

Menachem Binetski (also credited as Minachem Binetski or Menahem Binetzki) was a director, writer and producer. He began his career in Israel, directing and writing the films *From the Other Side* (1970) and *Free Man's Blood or the Sykariki* (1970), as well as *Mother's Visit* (1969).

He later directed episodes of American television series including three episodes of *L.A. Law* (1990–1991), three of *Knots Landing* (1991–1992), two of *Class of '96* (1993) and two of *Babylon 5* (1995–1996). One of his *L.A. Law* episodes was included in TV Guide's list of the 100 greatest episodes of all time. Binetski taught at the California Institute of the Arts and was among the first Israelis to work in Los Angeles television.

*Sources: imdb.com, jfc.org.il.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Babylon 5* (1994), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md)

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