Tova Ascher

Tova Ascher, also Tova Asher (Hebrew: טובה אשר) is an Israeli film director and film editor. She edited over 50 films. Tova Ascher was born in Netanya. Her sister, Era Lapid, is also a film editor. After graduating from the Netanya High School, she moved to Tel Aviv, where she received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and sociology from Tel Aviv University. She is married to Yoni Ascher, a historian at the University of Haifa and they have two children, also involved in the film industry: a daughter (part-time screenwriter) and a son (film director and editor). She began her career as film editor of the Hebrew-language version of Diamonds. In 2015, The Jerusalem Post described her as one of Israel’s most in-demand film editors. British magazine Screen Daily describes her as "one of Israel's most respected film editors." Ascher says her interest in film-making began when Lapid recommended her as an assistant editor in David Perlov's 1972 film The Pill.