The Tchernichovsky Prize is an Israel

Israel

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i prize awarded to individuals for exemplary works of translation into Hebrew

Hebrew language

Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...

. It is awarded by the municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo

Tel Aviv

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. Although initailly awarded annually, it is now awarded every two years.

The prize was founded, in the name of the poet Shaul Tchernichovsky

Shaul Tchernichovsky

Shaul Tchernichovsky , was a Russian-born Hebrew poet. He is considered one of the great Hebrew poets, identified with nature poetry, and as a poet greatly influenced by the culture of ancient Greece.- Life :...

, 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.