Tchernichovsky Prize is an Israeli prize awarded to individuals for exemplary works of translation into

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

History

The Tchernichovsky Prize is awarded by the municipality of

Tel Aviv-Yafo Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

.Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality website (in Hebrew) - Tchernichovsky Prize
. Retrieved 7 February 2011 Although initially awarded annually, it is now awarded every two years. The prize was founded, in the name of the poet Shaul Tchernichovsky, following a 1942 resolution of the municipality. Tchernichovsky himself participated in formulating the policies for the grant of the award and attended the first award ceremony for the prize in 1943.

Recipients

Saul Adler Saul Adler FRS ( he, שאול אדלר; May 17, 1895 – January 25, 1966) was an Israeli expert on parasitology. Early life Adler was born in 1895 in Kerelits (Karelichy), then in the Russian Empire, now in Belarus. In 1900, he and his family ...

Nathan Alterman Nathan Alterman ( he, נתן אלתרמן, August 14, 1910 – March 28, 1970) was an Israeli poet, playwright, journalist, and translator. Though never holding any elected office, Alterman was highly influential in Socialist Zionist politics, ...

* Aharon Amir, 1951 *

Hugo Bergmann Hugo Bergmann ( Hebrew: שמואל הוגו ברגמן; December 25, 1883 – June 18, 1975) was an Israeli philosopher, born in Prague. Biography Hugo Samuel Bergmann was born and raised in Prague, Austria-Hungary. He was a member of the P ...

* Isaac Dov Berkowitz * Ya'akov Cohen (writer) *

Shlomo Dykman Shlomo Dykman ( he, שלמה דיקמן; 10 February 1917 – 1965) was a Polish-Israeli translator and classical scholar. Biography Dykman was born in 1917 in Warsaw, Poland. He attended school at the "''Hinuch''" Hebrew Gymnasium, and then studi ...

Israel Eldad Israel Eldad () (11 November 1910 – 22 January 1996), was an Israeli Revisionist Zionist philosopher and member of the Jewish underground group Lehi in Mandatory Palestine. Biography Israel Scheib (later Eldad) was born in 1910 in Pidvoloch ...

Ran HaCohen Ran HaCohen ( he, רן הכהן; born 1964) is an Israeli scholar, university teacher, and translator known for his strong criticism of Israel's policies. Having graduated from university with a B.A. in Computer Science, an M.A. in Comparative Lit ...

Shlomo Herberg Shlomo Herberg (1884–1966) was an Israelis, Israeli poet, writer translator, writer of Hebrew literature, and teacher of Lithuanian Jewish descent, who was born in what is now Kudirkos Naumiestis, Lithuania. He was one of the first professiona ...

Ephraim Katzir Ephraim Katzir ( he, אפרים קציר, translit=Efrayim Katsir; – 30 May 2009) was an Israeli biophysicist and Labor Party politician. He was the fourth President of Israel from 1973 until 1978. Biography Efraim Katchalski (later Katzir ...

*, 1951 *

Levana Moshon Levana Moshon ( he, לבנה מושון, also he, לבנה מושון-קוזק, Levana Moshon-Kozak) (born October 28, 1952, Tel Aviv) is a writer, journalist, teacher and children's storyteller. She is an author of over 40 books of prose for c ...

, 1995 *

Tal Nitzán Tal Nitzán (in Hebrew: טל ניצן) is an Israeli poet, writer, translator and editor. Early life and education Nitzán was born in Jaffa in November 9th 1961 and has lived in Bogotá, Buenos Aires, and New York City. She now resides in ...

*, 1951 * Rami Saari *

Aharon Shabtai Aharon Shabtai ( he, אהרון שבתאי; born April 11, 1939) is an Israeli poet and translator. Biography Aharon Shabtai studied Greek and philosophy in Jerusalem, at the Sorbonne and at Cambridge, and he teaches literature in Tel Aviv Univ ...

* Abraham Schalit *

David Shimoni David Shimoni (Hebrew: דוד שמעוני) (25 August 1891 – 10 December 1956) was an Israeli poet, writer and translator. Shimonovitch (later David Shimoni) was born in Babruysk in Belarus (then part of the Russian Empire) to Nissim Shimo ...

Avraham Shlonsky Avraham Shlonsky (March 6, 1900 – May 18, 1973; he, אברהם שלונסקי; russian: Авраам Шлёнский) was a significant and dynamic Israeli poet and editor born in the Russian Empire. He was influential in the development of ...

* Eisig Silberschlag, 1951 * Leon Simon (Zionist) * Reuven Snir * Joseph Gerhard Liebes

References

Hebrew literary awards Israeli literary awards Jewish literary awards Israeli awards Awards by the municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo Awards established in 1942 Translation awards 1942 establishments in Mandatory Palestine {{TelAviv-stub