Jizchak Orpas
Jizchak Orpas (born October 15, 1923 in Sinkow , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union ; Hebrew יצחק אוורבוך אורפז; † August 14, 2015 ) was an Israeli writer.
Life
In 1938 he emigrated to Palestine , where he served as a soldier during World War II . He then worked as a diamond cutter, teacher and editor and wrote novels, short stories, essays and short stories. One of his most famous works is the novella of Nemalin (Hebrew ants), which appeared in 1968.
In 2005 Orpas was awarded the Israel Prize for Literature.
literature
- Jizchak Orpas . In: Heinz Ludwig Arnold (Hrsg.): Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (series 3, volume 12). JB Metzler Weimar, Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3476040008 , p. 371.
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to other information, 1921
- ↑ Death report ( Hebrew ), In: Haaretz , accessed on July 10, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Orpas, Yitzchak |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Orpaz, Itzhak; Orpaz, Yitzhak; Orpaz-Auerbach, Itzhak; Orpaz-Auerbach, Yitzhak; יצחק אוורבוך אורפז (Hebrew) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sinkov , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 14, 2015 |