Ya'akov Cahan

Ya'akov Cahan or Kahan (Hebrew: יעקב כהן, born 26 June 1881; died 20 November 1960) was an Israeli poet, playwright, translator, writer and Hebrew linguist.

Ya'akov Cahan
יעקב כהן
Born(1881-06-26)June 26, 1881
Slutsk, Russian Empire
(now in Belarus)
DiedNovember 20, 1960(1960-11-20) (aged 79)
Israel
Occupationwriter
LanguageHebrew
CitizenshipIsraeli
Notable awardsBialik Prize (1938)
Israel Prize (1953 and 1958)

Biography

Ya'akov Cahan was born in Slutsk, in the Russian Empire, now Belarus. He immigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine in 1934.

Awards

See also

References

  1. "List of Bialik Prize recipients 1933–2004 (in Hebrew), Tel Aviv Municipality website" (PDF).
  2. "Israel Prize recipients in 1953 (in Hebrew)". Israel Prize Official Site. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011.
  3. "Israel Prize recipients in 1958 (in Hebrew)". Israel Prize Official Site. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012.


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