Hava Pinhas-Cohen ( he, חוה פנחס-כהן; 18 January 1955 – 29 October 2022) was an Israeli writer and poet. She was the first
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of her family. Her work explored themes of Israel, Judaism, and eroticism. She served as the Editor-in-Chief of the literary journal Dimui and a translator, columnist, and book reviewer for Maariv.
Early life
Hava Pinhas-Cohen was born to a Jewish family of
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immigrants in 1955. Her family fled the European continent in the aftermath of
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. They found a new life in Israel. Pinhas-Cohen was the first in her family to be born in the state of Israel.
According to Yaniv Hagbi, in a comment translated from Hebrew to English, "Her experiences, the state of Israel, Judaism, eroticism, and the
Jerusalem
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Job background
Pinhas-Cohen was a poet, editor and a lecturer of literature and art. In 1989 she founded and edited the Jewish literature, art and culture journal ''Dimui''. "Her poems have been translated and appear in various
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in English, French, Serbian-Croatian, Chinese, Greek, and Spanish." Some of her works are ''Mostly Color'', ''Journey of the Doe'', ''River and Forgetfulness'', ''Orphea’s Poems'' ''The Gardener, the Bitch and the Slut'', ''A school of one man'', and ''My Brother, the thirst''. In 2007 she founded and became the Artistic Director of ''Kisufim,'' a conference of Jewish writers. It has had three successful festivals, the years being 2007, 2009 and 2013.
Later life and death
Hava Pinhas-Cohen studied Hebrew literature and art history at 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 ...
. She taught literature and written proficiency in high school for many years, and developed a special method of integrating literature, Bible, visual arts and cinema. From 1990, she was the Editor-in-Chief of Dimui, a journal of literature, criticism and Jewish culture. She was also a book reviewer, translator, and columnist for the daily newspaper Maariv.
Pinhas-Cohen died on 29 October 2022, at the age of 67.
Works of literature
*''Dimui''
*''Mostly Color''
*''Journey of the Doe''
*''River and Forgetfulness''
*''Orphea’s Poems''
*''The Gardener, the Bitch and the Slut''
*''A School of One Man''
*''My Brother, the Thirst''
Awards and recognition
* Prime Minister's Prize (1996)
* The ACUM Prize (1998)
* The Kugel Prize (Haim Kugel Literary Award of the Municipality of Holon; 2000)
* The Alterman Prize (2002)
* The Ramat Gan Prize (2013)
* The Rishon LeZion Prize for Creativity in Hebrew Language (2015)
* First Lady of Israel's Award for Hebrew Poetry (2022)
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