Nicol Raidman

Israeli philanthropist

Nicol Raidman
Birth name	Nicol Raidman
Born	(1986-06-11) 11 June 1986 (age 38) Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Saxophone
Years active	2011–present

Musical artist

Nicol Raidman (Hebrew: ניקול ראידמן, Ukrainian: Ніколь Райдман; 11 June 1986)^[1] is a USSR-born Israeli figure, businesswoman and philanthropist's wife. She participated in two seasons of the Israeli reality show Me'usharot, Israel's answer to The Real Housewives franchise.^[2]

Born in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, Raidman is an only child. Her father is a businessman, and her mother is a musician who ran the Conservatory in Ukraine and the "Tower of Light (theatre)", a Yiddish musical theater in Odesa. Nicol herself learned to play the saxophone in her youth.

In 1996, ten-year-old Raidman and her family emigrated to Israel. She worked as a salesperson in a toy shop. At the end of high school, she enrolled in communications and international relations at the Open University while working as a makeup artist and a production assistant.^{[citation needed]}

In 2011 she opened a luxury clothing store, "Madame de Pompadour", in Tel Aviv. In April 2013, she launched a perfume bearing the name of the store and sold exclusively duty-free.In 2018, the store was closed.^[3]

In 2019 she launched her singing career.^[4] Aki Avni appears as her love interest in two music videos.^[5]^[6]

In September 2013, she filed a lawsuit against the "Clean Core Technologies" company that carried out fire damage repair work at her home in Herzliya. The lawsuit was for NIS 3.6 million. .^[7]

Personal life

Raidman was married to the entrepreneur, Michael Cherney.^[4] They have two children together, Michelle and Richard. They parted in mid 2019.^{[citation needed]}

She is close friends with Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli politician, Benjamin Netanyahu.^[4]

Philanthropy

In 2014, during Operation Protective Edge, she donated NIS 300,000 to immediately buy protective vests for combat Israeli soldiers,^[8] and another NIS 200,000 to buy food and clothing for soldiers.^[9]

References

^ Mako.co.il: עושר אקספרס: ניקול ראידמן חוגגת יום הולדת (in Hebrew)
^ Israel's 'Real Housewives' Throw Shade at U.S. Version; Andy Cohen Responds The Hollywood Reporter. 5 June 2013
^ ניקול ראידמן לא תאמין: מה נותר מהחנות המפונפנת שלה? atmag | Published 28/09/21
^ ^a ^b ^c At This Surreal Event, Sara Netanyahu Was Only the Sidekick Haaretz. 24 September 2019
^ ניקול ראידמן - מחפשת את האחד // Nicol Raidman YouTube. 19 September 2019
^ ניקול ראידמן - צ'או בייבי // Nicol Raidman YouTube. 19 September 2019
^ ניקול ראידמן תובעת: "נאלצה לשכור דירה חלופית ב-230 אלף שקל לחודש" Ynet, 07.079.23
^ How did Nicole Raedman contribute to the safety of the combat soldiers in Gaza? mako | Published 28/07/14
^ Nicole Raedman: "Two hundred thousand shekels on groceries for soldiers Ynet, 22.07.14