▁( 1 9 1 0 – 2 0 1 2 ), ▁and ▁spent ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁child hood ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁left ▁studies ▁at ▁Corn ell ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁Israel ▁in ▁the ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁War . ▁ ▁Net any ahu ▁served ▁in ▁S ayer et ▁Mat kal , ▁Israel ' s ▁special ▁forces ▁unit , ▁as ▁did ▁both ▁his ▁brothers . ▁He ▁has ▁an ▁M . D . ▁from ▁Heb rew ▁University ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁and ▁did ▁post - do ctor al ▁training ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁Hospital , ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁and ▁Mount ▁S ina i ▁Medical ▁Center , ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁He ▁works ▁part - time ▁as ▁a ▁radi ologist , ▁but ▁dedic ates ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁to ▁writing . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁after ▁author ing ▁several ▁books , ▁Net any ahu ▁has ▁been ▁concentr ating ▁on ▁play writing . ▁His ▁plays ▁have ▁appeared ▁world wide , ▁including ▁off - B road way ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁Tel ▁Av iv , ▁St . ▁Petersburg , ▁Moscow ▁and ▁T ash k ent , ▁among ▁other ▁cities . ▁Rec ently , ▁his ▁World s ▁In ▁Coll ision ▁has ▁been ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁Israel ' s ▁National ▁Theater ▁Hab ima ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Net any ahu ▁lives ▁in ▁Horn ell , ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁is ▁married , ▁and ▁has ▁two ▁children