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He returned to radio in 2004 with a new game show called The "Chamizer
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The method lends legitimacy to unconventional thinking and unmediated means, stimulating curiosity, creativity, enthusiasm and competitiveness. The coveted cash prize goes to the player who manages to "enter the riddler’s head," but much credit is also given for improvisation, initiative, creative
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Chamizer sees his riddles as tools for encouraging inventive thinking. He explains the purpose of the method as follows: "The imaginative-associative riddle, like many of life’s problems, has endless solutions. Therefore, finding the correct approach to solving one, offers a perfect simulation for
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Chamizer inspired Israelis to connect en-masse with opportunities for informal study via riddles, puzzles, games, nationwide treasure hunts and innovative educational projects. His surname – Chamizer – has become synonymous among Israelis with any riddle or intellectual challenge that
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The prize for solving the riddles increased every day and often amounted to substantial sums of money, thus attracting a large audience. In its seven years on air, the percentage share of listeners increased to 17%, making him one of the most innovative contributors in radio. Chamizer went on to
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Chamizer presented a featured item called "Chidat Chamizer" (Chamizer's riddle). His riddles were based on imagination and associative thinking rather than general knowledge. The riddles proved challenging to solve and required ‘entering the mind’ of Chamizer to identify and
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Nationwide educational game, in association with the
Israeli Ministry of Education, connecting Israeli children with immigration centers around the country, and facilitating a better understanding of the importance of successfully integrating immigrant children into society (launched
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A Haifa-based educational initiative, not only connecting pupils and parents to their own neighborhoods and communities, but also illuminating their shared past and introducing them to other educational establishments in their area (launched 2015, in Hebrew and
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A long-standing environmental activist, Chamizer produced a series of games designed to promote environmental awareness, highlighting harm done to the countryside by
Israeli citizens and the importance of confronting profit-seeking power brokers.
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Chamizer developed the "Teaching through
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Teachers' Union in Israel. Designed to be used as a teaching resource, facilitating both formal and informal learning, the archive is aimed at professional educators and linked to study topics outlined in the national curriculum.
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thinking, teamwork, leadership, focus, openness, self-confidence and courage – and these are the qualities that truly matter. In his words: "My aim is to instill an alternative way of acquiring study skills and assimilating knowledge."
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requires wit, imagination and creativity to solve, and it has entered Hebrew slang as a verb, often conjugated playfully to describe the solving of sophisticated riddles.
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