Bialik Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1939) Winner
Asher Barash
アシェル・バラシュ
Asher Barash
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1889-01-01 （Lopatyn, near Brody, Galicia）
- Died
- 1952-06-01 age 63
- Nationality
- Israel
- Languages
- Yiddish, Hebrew, Polish, German
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Tel Aviv (settled 1914)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, editor, teacher, translator
- Active Years
- 1914-1952
- Affiliations
- Hebrew Writers Association (served as president)
- Memberships
- Hebrew Writers Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heder (traditional Jewish primary school) | — | — | — | 幼少期 | Galicia (then: Austro-Hungarian Empire) |
| Bet Midrash (house of study) | — | — | — | 青年期 | Galicia (then: Austro-Hungarian Empire) |
| Local Polish government school | — | — | — | 少年期〜青年期 | Galicia (then: Austro-Hungarian Empire) |
Heder (traditional Jewish primary school)
Period:
幼少期
Country:
Galicia (then: Austro-Hungarian Empire)
Received traditional Jewish elementary education
Bet Midrash (house of study)
Period:
青年期
Country:
Galicia (then: Austro-Hungarian Empire)
Engaged in traditional Jewish study
Local Polish government school
Period:
少年期〜青年期
Country:
Galicia (then: Austro-Hungarian Empire)
Received secular education (learned Polish and German)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Bialik Prize | Alien Love | — | Tel Aviv Municipality | 受賞 |
Bialik Prize
1940
Work:
Alien Love
Organization:
Tel Aviv Municipality
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Alien Love
Novel (Hebrew)A work depicting the early struggles and communal life of Jewish people in Palestine, dealing with themes of immigration, identity, and tensions between religious and secular life.
immigrationcommunityJewish lifereligion vs. secularism
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realist depiction typical of early Zionist literatureNarration focusing on community and individual inner life
- Recurring Motifs
- migration and settlementcommunity cohesionintersection of religious tradition and secular life
Health
-
heart attack1952Died of a heart attack in 1952
Legacy
Asher Barash was an important writer of early Zionist Hebrew literature. He founded the literary journal Hedim in 1922 and served as president of the Hebrew Writers Association. He won the Bialik Prize in 1940 and influenced literature of Palestine/early Israel.
Academic Societies
- Hebrew Writers Association
Archives
- YIVO (The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe) entry/materials
- ITHL (Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature) page
Trivia
- Founded the literary journal Hedim in 1922 with Ya'akov Rabinowitz.
- Won the Bialik Prize in 1940.
- Served as president of the Hebrew Writers Association.
- Was proficient in multiple languages: Yiddish, Hebrew, Polish and German.