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Dov Sadan

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Dovu Sadan

Aliases: Dov Berl Stock / דב סדן
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Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1902-02-21 (Brody, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine))
Died
1989-10-14 (Israel) age 87
Nationality
Austria-Hungary (Galicia), Israel
Languages
Hebrew, Yiddish
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Brody (birthplace; now in Ukraine) → Mandatory Palestine (after aliyah) → Jerusalem (Hebrew University) → Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv University)

Career

Occupations
literary critic, politician, university professor, editor
Active Years
1925-1970
Affiliations
HeHalutz, Davar (newspaper), Am Oved (publishing house), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Memberships
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Awards

Israel Prize (Jewish studies)
1968
Category: ユダヤ学
Organization: Israel Ministry of Education (Israel Prize)
Result: 受賞
Bialik Prize (Literature)
1980
Category: ヘブライ文学
Organization: Tel Aviv Municipality (Bialik Prize)
Result: 受賞
Brenner Prize
Organization: Brenner Prize awarding body
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly, critical styleessays and studies on Hebrew and Yiddish literature
Recurring Motifs
Jewish cultureYiddish studiesthe relationship between nation-building and literature

Legacy

Dov Sadan was an important scholar of Hebrew literature and Yiddish studies, taught at Hebrew University and Tel Aviv University, received major awards including the Israel Prize and Bialik Prize, and served as a Knesset member from 1965 to 1968.

Academic Societies

  • Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Archives

  • Hebrew University Archives
  • Tel Aviv municipal archives (records related to the Bialik Prize)

Trivia

  • Birth name was Dov Berl Stock.
  • Made aliyah to Palestine in 1925 and worked for Davar and Am Oved as editor and writer.
  • Headed the Yiddish Studies faculty at Hebrew University from 1952 to 1970 and became a professor in 1963.
  • Elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list in 1965 and resigned in 1968.
  • Received the Israel Prize (Jewish studies) in 1968 and the Bialik Prize (Literature) in 1980.
  • Died in 1989 at age 87.