Bialik Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (1959) Winner
Eliezer Steinman
エリエゼル・シュタインマン
Eliezer Steinman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1891-12-01 （Obodivka (then Podolia Governorate), Russian Empire）
- Died
- 1970-08-07 （Tel Aviv, Israel） age 78
- Nationality
- Israeli
- Languages
- Hebrew, Yiddish
- Residence History
- Obodivka (birthplace) → Chișinău (study) → Moscow (publishing work) → Odessa (journalistic and publishing activity) → Mandatory Palestine → Israel (Tel Aviv) (emigration and later residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Editor, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1910-1970
- Affiliations
- Hebrew Writers Union, Katuvim group
- Memberships
- Hebrew Writers Union
- Influenced By
- David Frischmann, Hayim Nahman Bialik
- Influenced
- Nathan Shaham (son, writer), Subsequent generations of Israeli modern writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbinical seminary, Chișinău | — | Theology / Rabbinical studies | — | — | Russian Empire (then) |
Rabbinical seminary, Chișinău
Theology / Rabbinical studies
Country:
Russian Empire (then)
Studied toward semikhah (rabbinical ordination) and began publishing early stories
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Bialik Prize | — | 文学 | Tel Aviv Municipality (Bialik Prize committee) | 受賞（共同受賞：アブラハム・シュロンスキー） |
| 1963 | Israel Prize | — | 文学 | Government of Israel (Ministry of Education) | 受賞 |
Bialik Prize
1959
Category:
文学
Organization:
Tel Aviv Municipality (Bialik Prize committee)
Result:
受賞（共同受賞：アブラハム・シュロンスキー）
Israel Prize
1963
Category:
文学
Organization:
Government of Israel (Ministry of Education)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Modern style aiming to renew Hebrew literatureClear, concise narration across essays, children's literature and novels
- Recurring Motifs
- Jewish identityLanguage and cultural continuitySocial change and the individual
Legacy
A Russian Empire–born Hebrew writer and editor who contributed to the renewal of Hebrew literature. Through essays, children's books and editorial work he influenced the Israeli literary scene; awarded the Bialik Prize (1959) and the Israel Prize (1963).
Academic Societies
- Hebrew Writers Union
Archives
- National Library of Israel (possible holdings)
In Popular Culture
- References and citations in the field of children's literature
Trivia
- Emigrated with his family to Mandatory Palestine in 1924.
- Became the first editor of the literary magazine Katuvim in 1926.
- Father of writers Nathan Shaham and David Shaham.