Israel Pinkas
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Israel Pincas (born January 28, 1935) is an Israel
i poet.
, Bulgaria
in 1935. He lost his father at the age of 6. As a boy, he emigrated as to the Mandate Palestine with his mother in 1944. He lives in Tel Aviv
.
s of daily newspapers and periodicals. Many of his poems were published in the magazine Exclamation Point, after many years of nonrecognition. He has published eight books of poetry, to date, many by the Exclamation Point publishing house. He also worked as an editor for the local office of the United Press
news agency
. Pincas translated a number of books by Shlomo Kalo
from Bulgarian to Hebrew.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i poet.
Biography
Pincas was born in SofiaSofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
in 1935. He lost his father at the age of 6. As a boy, he emigrated as to the Mandate Palestine with his mother in 1944. He lives in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
.
Published works
Pincas published his first book of poetry 14 Poems in 1961. His most famous poem is Ilmale ("Were it not") His poems were published in various circles, in the literary supplementSupplement (publishing)
A supplement is a publication that has a role secondary to that of another preceding or concurrent publication.A follow-on publication complements its predecessor, either by bringing it up-to-date , or by otherwise enhancing the predecessor's coverage of a particular topic or subject matter, as in...
s of daily newspapers and periodicals. Many of his poems were published in the magazine Exclamation Point, after many years of nonrecognition. He has published eight books of poetry, to date, many by the Exclamation Point publishing house. He also worked as an editor for the local office of the United Press
United Press International
United Press International is a once-major international news agency, whose newswires, photo, news film and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations for most of the twentieth century...
news agency
News agency
A news agency is an organization of journalists established to supply news reports to news organizations: newspapers, magazines, and radio and television broadcasters. Such an agency may also be referred to as a wire service, newswire or news service.-History:The oldest news agency is Agence...
. Pincas translated a number of books by Shlomo Kalo
Shlomo Kalo
Shlomo Kalo is an Israeli prolific author and thinker, poet, composer and medical microbiologist who published 80 books, fiction and nonfiction. Some of his works are translated and published in 17 countries.- Biography :...
from Bulgarian to Hebrew.