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Shlonsky Prize
Shlonsky is a Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Avraham Shlonsky Avraham Shlonsky (March 6, 1900 – May 18, 1973; he, אברהם שלונסקי; russian: Авраам Шлёнский) was a significant and dynamic Israeli poet and editor born in the Russian Empire. He was influential in the development of ... (1900–1973), Russian Empire–born Israeli poet and editor * Verdina Shlonsky (1905–1990), Russian Empire–born Israeli composer, pianist, publicist and painter; sister of Abraham {{surname Jewish surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avraham Shlonsky
Avraham Shlonsky (March 6, 1900 – May 18, 1973; he, אברהם שלונסקי; russian: Авраам Шлёнский) was a significant and dynamic Israeli poet and editor born in the Russian Empire. He was influential in the development of modern Hebrew and its literature in Israel through his many acclaimed translations of literary classics, particularly from Russian, as well as his own original Hebrew children's classics. Known for his humor, Shlonsky earned the nickname "Lashonsky" from the wisecrackers of his generation (''lashon'' means "tongue", i.e., "language") for his unusually clever and astute innovations in the newly evolving Hebrew language. Biography Avraham Shlonsky was born into a Hasidic family in Kryukovo (Poltava '' guberniya'', now a part of Kremenchuk, Ukraine). His father, Tuvia, was a Chabad Hasid, and his mother, Tzippora, was a Russian revolutionary. When she was pregnant with her sixth child, she hid illegal posters on her body. Five-year-old Avrah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdina Shlonsky
Verdina Shlonsky (Hebrew: וורדינה (רוזה) שלונסקי) (January 22, 1905 – February 20, 1990) was an Israeli composer, pianist, publicist and painter. Biography Verdina (Rosa) Shlonsky was born to a Hasidic Jewish family in Kremenchuk in the Russian Empire, the youngest of six children. (The Hebrew root of the name Verdina is וורד "vered" or "rose".) The family immigrated to Palestine in 1923, but she remained in Vienna to continue her music education. From there, she moved to Berlin, where she studied with pianists Egon Petri and Artur Schnabel. In Paris, she studied composition with Nadia Boulanger, Edgard Varèse and Max Deutsch. In 1925, she and her sister a successful opera singer Judith Shlonsky (Nina Valery), who had returned to Europe, married two brothers: Sigmund and Alexander Sternik. Both couples soon divorced. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
