Yehuda Amichai was an Israeli poet and author, one of the first to write in colloquial Hebrew in modern times.
Amichai was awarded the 1957 Shlonsky Prize, the 1969 Brenner Prize, 1976 Bialik Prize, and 1982 Israel Prize. Wikipedia
Born: May 3, 1924, Würzburg, Germany
Died: September 22, 2000 (age 76 years), Israel
Children: Emanuella Amichai
Parents: Frieda Walhaus Pfeuffer and Friedrich Moritz Pfeuffer
Education: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Citizenship: Israeli
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