Raquel Chalfi (

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: רחל חלפי) is an Israeli

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Biography

Raquel (Rachel) Chalfi was born in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, where she lives and works. Her mother was the sculptor and poet Miriam Chalfi and her uncle was the poet and actor

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. She completed her MA in English literature 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 ...

, and later studied theater at

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as well as film at the

AFI Conservatory The AFI Conservatory is a private not-for-profit graduate film school in the Hollywood Hills district of Los Angeles. Students (called "Fellows") learn from the masters in a collaborative, hands-on production environment with an emphasis on st ...

in Hollywood. Chalfi is married to Chaim Tadmon, a broadcaster, writer and poet. Their son, Daniel, is an English teacher. Chalfi has worked as a journalist and independent filmmaker and has taught film at

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

. She has made documentaries as well as experimental films and has written plays for which she won awards, both in Israel and abroad. Chalfi published her first book of poetry, ''Underwater and Other Poems'', in 1975. Since then, she has published seven more collections of poetry.

Awards and recognition

Chalfi is the recipient of several literary awards, including the following: *

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; * Ashman Prize in 1999; * 2006

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for

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(co-recipient with

Ruth Almog Ruth Almog ( he, רות אלמוג) is an Israeli novelist. Life Almog was born 15 May 1936 in Petah Tikva, Mandatory Palestine to parents who immigrated from Hamburg in 1933. She studied at the David Yellin Teachers College, and at Tel Aviv Uni ...

and

Uri Orlev Uri Orlev (; 24 February 1931 – 26 July 2022) born Jerzy Henryk Orłowski, was a Polish-born Israeli children's author and translator. He received the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1996 for his "lasting contribution to children's literat ...

Poetry books published in Hebrew

*''Underwater and Other Poems'', Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1975 hirim Tat-Yami`im Ve-Aherim*''Free Fall'', Marcus/Achshav, 1979 efilah Hofshit*''Chameleon or the Principle of Uncertainty'', Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1986 ikit O Ekron I Ha-Vada`ut*''Matter'', Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1990

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*''Love of the Dragon'', Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1995 havat Ha-Drakon*''Stowaway'', Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1999 osa`at Semuyah*''Solar Plexus: Poems 1975-1999'', Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2002 iklaat Ha-Shemesh*''A Picture of a Father and his Daughter'', Keshev, 2004 muna Shel Aba VeYalda

References

External links

Absalom's Oak

French translations of selected poems

Poem - Tel Aviv Beach, Winder '74

Poem - What Is?

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Biography

Awards and recognition

Poetry books published in Hebrew

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