Uri Orlev
Encyclopedia
Uri Orlev is an award-winning Israeli children's author
and translator of Polish-Jewish origin.
, Poland
. He survived the war years in the Warsaw Ghetto
and the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
, where he was sent to after his mother was shot by the Nazis
. After the war he moved to Israel. He began writing children's literature
in 1976 and has since published over 30 books, which are often biographical. His books have been translated from Hebrew
into 36 languages. Orlev has also translated Polish literature
into Hebrew.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and translator of Polish-Jewish origin.
Biography
Uri Orlev, born Jerzy Henryk Orlowski, was born in WarsawWarsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. He survived the war years in the Warsaw Ghetto
Warsaw Ghetto
The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of all Jewish Ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. It was established in the Polish capital between October and November 15, 1940, in the territory of General Government of the German-occupied Poland, with over 400,000 Jews from the vicinity...
and the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
Bergen-Belsen was a Nazi concentration camp in Lower Saxony in northwestern Germany, southwest of the town of Bergen near Celle...
, where he was sent to after his mother was shot by the Nazis
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
. After the war he moved to Israel. He began writing children's literature
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
in 1976 and has since published over 30 books, which are often biographical. His books have been translated from 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...
into 36 languages. Orlev has also translated Polish literature
Polish literature
Polish literature is the literary tradition of Poland. Most Polish literature has been written in the Polish language, though other languages, used in Poland over the centuries, have also contributed to Polish literary traditions, including Yiddish, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, German and...
into Hebrew.
Awards and critical acclaim
- In 1996, Orlev received the Hans Christian Andersen AwardHans Christian Andersen AwardThe Hans Christian Andersen Award, sometimes known as the "Nobel Prize for children's literature", is an international award given biennially by the International Board on Books for Young People in recognition of a "lasting contribution to children's literature"...
for children's literature. The jury's statement was:
- In 2006, he was awarded the Bialik PrizeBialik PrizeThe Bialik Prize is an annual literary award given by the municipality of Tel Aviv, Israel for significant accomplishments in Hebrew literature. The prize is named in memory of Hayyim Nahman Bialik. There are two separate prizes, one specifically for "Literature", which is in the field of fiction,...
for literatureHebrew literatureHebrew literature consists of ancient, medieval, and modern writings in the Hebrew language. It is one of the primary forms of Jewish literature, though there have been cases of literature written in Hebrew by non-Jews...
(jointly with Ruth AlmogRuth Almog-Life:Almog was born 15 May 1936 in Petah Tikva, Israel to parents who immigrated from Hamburg in 1933. She studied at David Yellin Teachers College, and at Tel Aviv University...
and Raquel ChalfiRaquel ChalfiRaquel Chalfi is an Israeli poet.-Biography:Chalfi was born in Tel Aviv and lives and works there. Her uncle was the poet and actor Avraham Halfi. She completed her MA in English literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and later studied theater at University of California, Berkeley as...
).
Published works
| Book name | Hebrew name | Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature | |||
| Till Tomorrow | עד מחר | 1958 | Am Oved Am Oved -History:Am Oved was founded in 1942 by Berl Katznelson, who was its first Editor in Chief.It was created as an organ of the Histadrut, Israel's federation of Labor, with a goal of publishing books that would "meet the spiritual needs of the working public." Its most well-known series is "Sifriyah... |
| The Last Summer Vacation | חופשת הקיץ האחרונה | 1968 | Daga |
| Books for children and young adults | |||
| The Lead Soldiers | חיילי עופרת | 1956 | Sifriyat Po'alim |
| The Thing in the Dark | חיית החושך | 1976 | Am Oved Am Oved -History:Am Oved was founded in 1942 by Berl Katznelson, who was its first Editor in Chief.It was created as an organ of the Histadrut, Israel's federation of Labor, with a goal of publishing books that would "meet the spiritual needs of the working public." Its most well-known series is "Sifriyah... |
| It's Hard to Be a Lion | קשה להיות אריה | 1979 | Am Oved Am Oved -History:Am Oved was founded in 1942 by Berl Katznelson, who was its first Editor in Chief.It was created as an organ of the Histadrut, Israel's federation of Labor, with a goal of publishing books that would "meet the spiritual needs of the working public." Its most well-known series is "Sifriyah... |
| The Island on Bird Street The Island on Bird Street The Island on Bird Street is a 1985 semi-autobiographical children's book by Israeli author Uri Orlev, which tells the story of a young boy, Alex, and his struggle to survive alone in a ghetto during World War II... |
האי ברחוב הציפורים | 1981 | Keter Keter Publishing House Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is... |
| The Wings Turn | תור הכנפיים | 1981 | Massada |
| Big Brother | אח בוגר | 1983 | Keter Keter Publishing House Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is... |
| The Dragon's Crown | כתר הדרקון | 1986 | Keter Keter Publishing House Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is... |
| The Man from the Other Side | האיש מן הצד האחר | 1988 | Keter Keter Publishing House Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is... |
| The Lady with the Hat | הגברת עם המגבעת | 1990 | Keter Keter Publishing House Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is... |
| Lydia, Queen of Palestine | לידיה מלכת ארץ ישראל | 1991 | Keter Keter Publishing House Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is... |
| A Mouthful of Meatball | קציצה מהצהריים | 1995 | Keter Keter Publishing House Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is... |
| Last of Kin | רחוקי משפחה | 1996 | Keter Keter Publishing House Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is... |
| The Sandgame | משחק החול | 1996 | Keter Keter Publishing House Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is... |
| The Wandering Family | המשפחה הנודדת | 1997 | Keter Keter Publishing House Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is... |
| The Song of the Whales | שיר הלוויתנים | 1997 | Keter Keter Publishing House Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is... |
| Run, Boy, Run | רוץ, ילד, רוץ | 2001 | Keter Keter Publishing House Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is... |
| Poems from Bergen-Belsen (1944) | שירים מברגן-בלזן | 2005 | Yad VaShem Yad Vashem Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.... |
| Picture books | |||
| The Big-Little Girl | קטנה-גדולה | 1977 | Keter Keter Publishing House Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is... |
| Noon Thoughts | מחשבות צהריים | 1978 | Sifriyat Po'alim |
| A Hole in the Head | משגעת פילים | 1979 | Keter Keter Publishing House Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is... |
| Siamina | סיאמינה | 1979 | Am Oved Am Oved -History:Am Oved was founded in 1942 by Berl Katznelson, who was its first Editor in Chief.It was created as an organ of the Histadrut, Israel's federation of Labor, with a goal of publishing books that would "meet the spiritual needs of the working public." Its most well-known series is "Sifriyah... |
| The Lion Shirt | חולצת האריה | 1979 | Massada |
| The Black Cloud | הענן השחור | 1979 | Massada |
| How Mr. Cork Made the Brain Work | מעשה במנוח שהפעיל את המוח | 1979 | Massada |
| The Good-Luck Pacifier | מוצץ המזל | 1980 | Am Oved Am Oved -History:Am Oved was founded in 1942 by Berl Katznelson, who was its first Editor in Chief.It was created as an organ of the Histadrut, Israel's federation of Labor, with a goal of publishing books that would "meet the spiritual needs of the working public." Its most well-known series is "Sifriyah... |
| Granny Knits | סבתא סורגת | 1980 | Massada |
| Mr. Mayor | ראש העיר תן לשיר | 1980 | Massada |
| How to Be Four | מסע לגיל ארבע | 1985 | Am Oved Am Oved -History:Am Oved was founded in 1942 by Berl Katznelson, who was its first Editor in Chief.It was created as an organ of the Histadrut, Israel's federation of Labor, with a goal of publishing books that would "meet the spiritual needs of the working public." Its most well-known series is "Sifriyah... |
| On the Wrong Side of the Bed | על צד שמאל | 1985 | Keter Keter Publishing House Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is... |
| Hairy Tuesday | חפיפת ראש | 1988 | Keter Keter Publishing House Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is... |
External links
- Biography & Bibliography from the Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature
See also
- List of Bialik Prize recipientsBialik PrizeThe Bialik Prize is an annual literary award given by the municipality of Tel Aviv, Israel for significant accomplishments in Hebrew literature. The prize is named in memory of Hayyim Nahman Bialik. There are two separate prizes, one specifically for "Literature", which is in the field of fiction,...