Hannah Bat Shahar Explained

Hannah Bat Shahar
Native Name:	חנה בת שחר
Native Name Lang:	he
Birth Date:	1944
Birth Place:	Jerusalem, Israel
Nationality:	Israel
Occupation:	Author, poet

Hannah Bat Shahar (born 1944) is an Israeli writer.

Bat Shahar was born in Jerusalem, 1944. She is a Hebrew Language mentor at Yeshiva University.^[1]

She received the 1994 Prime Minister's Prize.

Biography

Bat Shahar, was born in 1944 in Jerusalem, daughter of Rabbi Bezalel Jolti. Married to Rabbi Yehoshua Eichenstein, head of the Yad Aharon yeshiva.^[2] He graduated from the Beit Ya'akov institutions, whose curriculum does not include modern Hebrew literature. In the 1980s, he enrolled in a writing workshop led by Yoram Kaniuk and Aharon Applefeld.

He later began writing under a pseudonym, because he feared that his identification would lead to ostracism in ultra-Orthodox society and harm his children's marriages. In 1985, her first book, "The Tales of the Cup", including six short stories, was published and won the for Debut Books.^[3] His next two books, "Calling the Bats" (1990) and "The Butterfly Dance" (1993) were published in the "Ko Hatafir" series edited by Yigal Schwartz at Keter Publishing.^[4]

Published works

• Sipurei Ha-Kos (Stories of the Owl), stories, Tcherikover, 1987
• Likroh La-Atalefim (Calling the Bats), stories, Keter, 1990
• Rikud Ha-Parpar (The Dancing Butterfly), stories, Keter, 1993
• Sham Sirot Ha-Dayig (Look, the Fishing Boats), three novellas, Hakibbutz Hameuchad/ Siman Kriah, 1997
• Yonkey Ha-Devash Ha- Metukim (Sweet Honey Birds), stories, Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1999
• Ha-Naara Mi-Agam Mishigan (The Girl From Lake Michigan), novel, Hakibbutz Hameuchad/ Siman Kriah, 2002
• Nimfa Levana, Seira Meshugaat (White Nymph, Wild Satyr), novel, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2005
• Tzlalim Ba-Rei (Shadows in the Mirror), novel, Kinneret, Zmora-Bitan, Dvir, 2008

See also

• Hebrew literature

External links

• Modern Hebrew literature, Issues 1–4, Makhon le-tirgum sifrut Ivrit, Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature, 2004,

Notes and References

1. http://www.thejewishstar.com/stories/Q-A-with-Chana-Bat-Shahar,2082?page=1&content_source= "Q & A with Chana Bat Shahar", The Jewish Star, Michael Orbach, December 2, 2010
2. Web site: 2012-08-04 . סופו של ``מצעד הזימה`` - שאול שיף . 2024-09-09 . archive.ph.
3. Web site: ⁨Untitled⁩ - ⁨⁨מעריב⁩ 23 אוגוסט 1985⁩ - הספרייה הלאומית של ישראל │ עיתונים . 2024-09-09 . www.nli.org.il . he.
4. Web site: ⁨ספרים מקור הדתויי□ ■היחאיס⁩ - ⁨⁨חדשות⁩ 26 מרץ 1993⁩ - הספרייה הלאומית של ישראל │ עיתונים . 2024-09-09 . www.nli.org.il . he.