Tamar Elhayani

Tamar Elhayani (or simply, Tamar) was instrumental in establishing Silver Spring Studios [us] with fellow producers, Tasciotti and Rico Racine in 2004. She had returned from Israel to the U.S. for her third visit, after having legal issues with Immigration. Tamar's parents are originally from Morocco and they moved to Israel before having children. Tamar was raised in this hard working, "blue collar" family, the second daughter of 7 children. Her grandfather was a hazan and she was raised in a strict religious tradition with kosher rules. She worked hard cleaning the household and taking care of the younger siblings everyday with her sister. Her most memorable childhood experience is climbing ancient, 2000 year old olive trees and fig trees to pick the fresh fruits. Tamar grew up on American culture, especially 1980s pop music, everything from to Cyndi Lauper to Prince to Steeley Dan. Her favorite TV shows were: Little House on the Prairie and MacGyver. She has a big heart and is co