Tamar Gelbetz

Tamar Gelbetz (Hebrew: תמר גלבץ) ( September 30, 1957 – November 29, 2022) was an Israeli writer and journalist. She won the 2008 Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works.

Tamar Gelbetz
Born(1957-09-30)September 30, 1957
DiedNovember 29, 2022(2022-11-29) (aged 65)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • Novelist
Alma materUniversity of Haifa
Tel Aviv University
Notable awardsPrime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works

Biography

Tamar Gelbetz studied at University of Haifa, and Tel Aviv University.[1]

Literary career

Gelbetz was the film critic for the Haaretz supplement. She was a senior editor at Maariv.[2] She was one of the founders of the Maariv culture supplement and served as the newspaper's television critic. In the mid-1990s , she wrote for the "Florentine " television series, and was the editor of Gal Uchovsky's "Small Circle" culture program on Channel 2.[2]

In 1994, her essay "We are all ants in a convoy" appeared in People Died of Fear, a collection of essays about Israel in the Gulf War. In 2004, her story "Peas" was selected for Haaretz's short story contest.[3]

In 2004, she published her first novel, At betkufa tova. In 2006, she published Mekupelet, which was nominated for the Sapir Prize.[4]

Published works
  • את בתקופה טובה (You're Doing Fine) 2004 ISBN 9789657120354 [5]
  • מקופלת (Chocolate Bar), 2006
  • המתים והחיים מאוד (The Dead and the Very Much Alive) (2013) ISBN 9789651323010 [6][7]
  • האחרון (The Last One) (2023) - published after her death.[8]

English

See also

References
  1. "Tamar Gelbetz | The Short Story Project". shortstoryproject.com. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. "Tragedy: one of Israel's favorite creators passed away at the age of 65". Time News. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  3. "https://www.ithl.org.il/page_13919". www.ithl.org.il. Retrieved 18 January 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  4. "תמר גלבץ". library.osu.edu. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  5. "את בתקופה טובה". www.makorrishon.co.il. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  6. "מות העונג: ראיון עם תמר גלבץ". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  7. "חיילת בודדה". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  8. Tamar Gelbetz' last book
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