An Israeli TV series received the International Emmy Award for Best Comedy at the 46th annual ceremony in New York on Monday evening. Nevsu, Amharic for ‘sweetheart,’ debuted in 2017 and centers on the marriage of an Ethiopian-Israeli man and an Ashkenazi woman.
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Actor Yossi Vasa (L) and director Shai Ben Atar hold their award for 'Nevsu' at the 46th International Emmy Awards gala in New York City, Nov. 19, 2018. (Amy Sussman/Invision/AP)