The Lamdan Prize was an Israeli prize awarded annually, from 1954 to 1983, for literary works for children and youth. The prize was presented by the

Ramat Gan Ramat Gan ( he, רָמַת גַּן or , ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. It is home to one of the world's major diamond exchanges, and many ...

Municipality in conjunction with the

Hebrew Writers Association in Israel The Hebrew Writers Association in Israel ( he, אגודת הסופרים העברים במדינת ישראל, previously אגודת הסופרים העבריים בארץ ישראל or אגודת הסופרים העבריים) is a professional as ...

and was founded in the name of the Israeli poet and author

Yitzhak Lamdan Yitzhak Lamdan (Hebrew: יצחק למדן; ‎ 7 November 1899 – 17 November 1954) was an Israeli Hebrew-language poet, translator, editor and columnist. Biography Itzi-Yehuda Lubes or Lobes (later Yitzhak Lamdan) was born in 1899 inMlynov ...

, shortly following his death.

Recipients

Amos Bar Amos Bar ( he, עמוס בר) (October 15, 1931 – March 15, 2011), also known as "Possa", was an Israeli author, teacher, and editor. Most of his books are for children and young adults. Biography Amos Bar was born to Sarah and Pinhas B ...

Nachum Gutman Nachum Gutman (as he himself signed; alternate romanisation: Nahum Gutman; he, נחום גוטמן: October 5, 1898 – November 28, 1980) was a Moldovan-born Israeli painter, sculptor, and author. Biography Nachum Gutman was born in Tele ...

* Rivka Keren *

Levin Kipnis Levin Kipnis ( he, לֶוִין קִיפְּנִיס; 1 August 1894 – 20 June 1990), or was born 1890, was an Israeli children's author and poet who wrote mainly in Hebrew and Yiddish. He won the Israel prize in 1978. Biography Kipnis was bor ...

* Uriel Ofek *

Dvora Omer Dvora Omer ( he, דבורה עומר; October 9, 1932 – May 2, 2013) was an Israeli author. Biography Dvora OMER was born in 1932 in Kibbutz Ma'oz Haim in Mandatory Palestine.

S. Yizhar Yizhar Smilansky (, 27 September 1916 – 21 August 2006), known by his pen name S. Yizhar (), was an Israeli writer and politician. Widely regarded as one of the preeminent figures in Israeli literature, he was awarded the Israel Prize in 1959 ...

Natan Yonatan Nathan Yonathan ( he, נָתָן יֹונָתָן; 20 September 1923 – 12 March 2004) was an Israeli poet. His poems have been translated from Hebrew and published in more than a dozen languages, among them: Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Dutch ...

References

{{Literature in Israel Children's literary awards Israeli literary awards Hebrew literary awards Jewish literary awards Municipal awards Ramat Gan Awards established in 1954 Awards disestablished in 1983 1954 establishments in Israel 1983 disestablishments in Israel