Yehudit Hendel Explained

Yehudit Hendel
Birth Date:25 October 1921
Birth Place:Warsaw
Death Place:Tel Aviv
Spouse:Zvi Meirovitz
Children:Dorit (b. 1952), Yehoshua (b. 1963)

Yehudit Hendel (English: Judith Hendel; German: Jehudit Hendel; Hebrew: יהודית הנדל) was an award-winning Israeli author. She wrote novels, short stories, and non-fiction.

Much of her work focuses on the Holocaust, displaced persons, people with depression, and the terminally ill.[1] [2]

When she won the Israel Prize in 2003, the selection committee stated that "she is a unique, moving, powerful voice with psychological depth. She delves into man's soul and into the everyday existential problems with delicate observations, and out of recognition of people's tragic fates. Yehudit Hendel is a pioneer in turning from the center of the social map to its edges."

Biography

Hendel was born in 1925 in Warsaw. The same year, her grandfather moved to Palestine; her parents and family moved to Haifa in 1930. Her father, Akiva, took a job as a bus driver.

As a child, Hendel was a member of the HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed, a Zionist youth movement. She attended the teacher's college in Tel Aviv, and in 1948 she married the painter Zvi Meirovitz. They had two children, Dorit (b. 1952) and Yehoshua (b. 1963). In 1980, Hendel moved to Tel Aviv, where she lived for the rest of her life.

Literary work

Hendel's first short story, "Bi-khvot Orot" ("At lights-out"), was published in 1942 when she was seventeen years old. Her first collection of short stories, Anashim Aherim Hem (They are different), was published in 1950. In 1954, the manuscript for her novel Rehov ha-Madregot (Street of steps) won the Asher Barash Competition. It was published in 1955 and became a bestseller. This was followed by the publication of a second novel, He-Hazer shel Momo ha-Gedolah (The courtyard of Momo the Great) in 1969. She was working on a third novel, to be titled Zelilah Hozeret (Repeat dive), in 1970 when her husband became ill and the book was set aside; her husband died in 1974. She never finished the book, but it formed the basis of a film of the same title directed by Shimon Dotan in 1982. In 1984, she published Ha-Koah ha-Aher The other force), a biography of her late husband Zvi Meirovitz.

The 1980s and 1990s were a prolific period for her work. She wrote several more novels and short stories, as well as literary reviews. In 1985, she hosted a radio program on Voice of Israel radio.

Publications

English translations

As primary author

As contributor

Hebrew

Awards

Hendel was the recipient of many recognitions for her work, including:[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rattok, Lily . Small change : a collection of stories . 2003 . Brandeis University Press, published by University Press of New England. Harshav, Barbara; Pomerantz, Marsha; Bilu, Dalya . 1584652799 . Hanover, N.H. . xiii–xvi . Mendelsohn . Natalie . Foreword . 50479198 . Galai . Chaya.
  2. News: Aharon Megged, Yehudit Hendel win Israel Prize for Literature. Shaviv. Miriam. 2003-03-06. The Jerusalem Post. 5.
  3. Book: Hendel, Yehudit. The street of steps, by Yudit Handel. Translated by Rachel Katz and David Segal.. 1963. Herzl Press. New York. 977591332 . en.
  4. Book: Hendel, Yehudit. Kesef Katan / a collection of stories / Yehudit Hendel.. 1988. Hotsaat Hakibbutz Hameuchad. Jerusalem. 664735747 . en.
  5. Book: Small change: a collection of stories. Hendel. Yehudit. Harshav. Barbara. Pomerantz. Marsha. Bilu. Dalya. 2002. Brandeis University Press; University Press of New England. 9781584652793. Waltham, Mass.]; Hanover. 1011814153 . en.
  6. Book: Ribcage: Israeli women's fiction. Diament. Carol. Rattok. Lily. Hadassah. the Women's Zionist Organization of America. 1994. Dept. of Jewish Education, Hadassah. 9781889525013. New York. 649148353 . en.
  7. Book: Abramson, Glenda. The Oxford book of Hebrew short stories. 1996. Oxford University Press. 9780192142061. New York. registration.
  8. Book: Six Israeli novellas. Appelfeld. Aron. Grossman. David. Hendel. Yehudit. Shabtai. Yaakov. Tammuz. Benjamin. Almog. Ruth. Shaked. Gershon. Bilu. Dalya. Simpson. Philip. 1998. David R. Godine. 9781567920918. Boston. 925223439 . en.
  9. Book: Holliday, Laurel. Children of Israel, children of Palestine: our own true stories. 1998. 9780671008024. 316450521 . en.
  10. Book: Glazer, Miriyam. Dreaming the actual: contemporary fiction and poetry by Israeli women writers. 2000. State University of New York Press. 9780791445570. Albany, N.Y.. 41960453 . en.
  11. News: Yehudit Hendel. Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature. 2018-11-29.
  12. Web site: Judith Hendel Jewish Women's Archive. Berlovitz. Yaffah. 2009. Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. Jewish Women's Archive. en. Brookline, MA. 2018-11-29.

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