Amir Akiva Segal ( he, עמיר עקיבא סגל; born in 1980 in

Tzippori Tzippori () is a moshav in northern Israel, in the Lower Galilee. The moshav is within the jurisdiction of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council. The moshav is located at the site of the ancient settlement of Sepphoris, after which it was named. H ...

) is a poet, literary critic, employment consultant and the CEO of Ovdim.

Biography

Segal holds a BA in psychology and philosophy from the

Hebrew University The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

, and a master's degree in organizational development from the College of Management. Amir Segal is married to Anya Zhuravel Segal, and lives in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

Literary activity

His poems have been published in several journals, "

Iton 77 ''Iton 77'' ( he, עיתון 77) is an Israeli monthly literature and culture magazine published in Israel. History and profile ''Iton 77'' was established by the poet and editor Jacob Besser in 1977. The magazine also owns a small publishing ...

", " Maayan", "Mita'am" Shvo and others Produced and presented the radio program "Shirat Mecha'a" at "All for Peace" radio station, dealing with Israeli protest songs and poetry. Served as editor and host of series of evenings "Song of Pain" that dealt with protest songs at

Beit Avi Chai The Avi Chai Foundation is a private foundation endowed in 1984 by Zalman Bernstein, a well-known successful investor and founder of Sanford Bernstein. Zalman Bernstein became a Modern Orthodox Baal teshuva (a returnee to Orthodox observance) wh ...

. Since 2010, serves as a literature critic at

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. Since 2013, publishes a weekly poetry review column in the weekly Kav LaMoshav. Segal was named "the most important poetry critic in Israel today" by Ilan Berkovich.

Political activity

During his undergraduate studies Amir Segal chaired the

Israeli Labor Party The Israeli Labor Party ( he, מִפְלֶגֶת הָעֲבוֹדָה הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִית, ), commonly known as HaAvoda ( he, הָעֲבוֹדָה, , The Labor), is a social democratic and Zionist political party in Israel. The pa ...

students organization at the

Hebrew University in Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

. Segal served as a member of the Board of the

Association for Civil Rights in Israel The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) (Hebrew: ; Arabic: ) was created in 1972 as an independent, non-partisan not-for-profit organization with the mission of protecting human rights and civil rights in Israel and the territories u ...

. Segal was deputy chairman of the junior faculty staff union at

Ben-Gurion University Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) ( he, אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, ''Universitat Ben-Guriyon baNegev'') is a public research university in Beersheba, Israel. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has five campuses: the ...

Beersheba Beersheba or Beer Sheva, officially Be'er-Sheva ( he, בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע, ''Bəʾēr Ševaʿ'', ; ar, بئر السبع, Biʾr as-Sabʿ, Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven), is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. ...

. In June 2021 Segal was elected as a member of

Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry The Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry (ASSJ) is a cross-disciplinary organization of individuals whose research concerns the Jewish people throughout the world founded in 1971. Purpose The ASSJ comprises primarily academics, but ...

Board – as the doctoral students representative.

Books

"On My Return From the Reserves", Gvanim, 2008, poetry "West of Here", on the site of Beit Avi Chai, 2013, serialized novel The Other Land, Iton 77 Publishers, 2014, poetry

Awards

Awarded the Rafi Farbman Young Poets Award in 2011. Recipient of the Harry Hershon literature award from the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

in 2014. Recipient of the Rachel Negev Poetry award from the

in 2020. Recipient of the Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry research grant for 2020. Recipient of the Foundation for the Advancement of Israeli Creators and Creativity grant of ACUM for book publication for 2021 Recipient of the

Annenberg Foundation The Annenberg Foundation is a family foundation that provides funding and support to non-profit organizations in the United States and around the world. Some of the Foundation's core initiatives are the Annenberg/Corporation for Public Broadcast ...

scholarship for

American Studies American studies or American civilization is an interdisciplinary field of scholarship that examines American literature, history, society, and culture. It traditionally incorporates literary criticism, historiography and critical theory. Sch ...

in the

for 2022

References

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