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Yehuda Burla ( he, יהודה בורלא; born 18 September 1886, died 7 November 1969) was an Israeli author.
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* Burla was twice awarded the
Yehuda Burla ( he, יהודה בורלא; born 18 September 1886, died 7 November 1969) was an Israeli author.
Biography
Burla was born in 1886 inJerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
, then part of the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
, to a Sephardi Jewish
Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefa ...
family with rabbinical roots, originating from Izmir.Biography on ITHL website/ref> As a child, he lived in the Ezrat Yisrael neighborhood near the corner of
Jaffa Road
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and King George Street. Until the age of 18, he had a religious education, studying at yeshiva
A yeshiva (; he, ישיבה, , sitting; pl. , or ) is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are st ...
and beth midrash. After graduating from the "Ezra" teachers seminary in Jerusalem, he began working, in both a teaching and administrative capacity, in various schools affiliated to the Zionist Organization. During World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, Burla served in the Turkish army as an interpreter, and following the war, he taught in the Hebrew school in Damascus, where he lived for five years. He continued teaching until 1944, when he started working in the public sector and was at one stage Head of the Arab Department of the Histadrut. His children were Oded Burla, a writer, poet and artist, Yair Burla, a writer and translator, Ofra Adar Burla, a writer and translator, and Zuria Ben Nun.
Awards
* Burla was twice awarded the Bialik Prize
The Bialik Prize is an annual literary award given by the municipality of Tel Aviv, Israel, for significant accomplishments in Hebrew literature. The prize is named in memory of Israel's national poet Hayyim Nahman Bialik
Hayim Nahman Bialik ...
for literature, in 1939 and 1954. - which omits the award in 1934
* In 1961, he was awarded the Israel Prize, for literature
Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include ...
.
Legacy and commemoration
Yehuda Burla Street, the main thoroughfare in Jerusalem's Nayot neighborhood, was named for him.Published works
*Lunah (''Luna''), 1926 *Enchanted Homeland (''Kismei Moledet''), 1926 *Without a Star (''Bli Kochav''), 1927 (translated into French, 1933) *His Hated Wife (''Ishto Ha-Senuah''), 1928 *In Darkness Striving (''Neftulei Adam''), 1929 (translated into Arabic, 1955, and English, 1968) *Stories (''Sipurim''), 1929 *Bat Zion (''Bat Tzion''), 1930 *Singer (''Meranenet''), 1930 *Na`ama (''Na`amah O Ba-Nistar U-Ba-Nigleh''), 1934 *In Holyness or Love (''Bi-Kedushah O Ahavah''), 1935 *The Adventures of Akaviah (''Alilot Akaviah''), 1939 (translated into Russian, 1980) *City Tricks (''Lehatei Kiriah''), 1939 *Adam (''Adam''), 1943 *On the Horizon (''Ba-Ofek''), 1943 *At Dawn (''Im Shahar''), 1946 *Women (''Nashim''), 1949 *Tom and Mary (''Tom Ve-Mary'') *In the Circles of Love (''Be-Ma`agalei Ahavah''), 1953 *The First Swallow (''Ha-Snunit Ha-Rishonah''), 1954 *Yearning (''Kisufim''), 1955 *The Journeys of Judah Halevi (''Ele Masa`ei Yehuda Halevi''), 1959 *Rabbi Yehuda Halevi (''Rav Yehuda Halevi''), 1960 *Sparkles (''Reshafim''), 1961 *The Dignitary (''Ba`al Be-Amav''), 1962 *Collected Works (''Col Kitvei''), 1962 *Two Special Love Stories (''Shnei Sipurei Ahavah Miyuhedet''), 1964 *Marching In (''Le-Kol Ha-Tza`adah''), 1965 *In High Tide and in Low Tide (''Be-Geut U-Be-Shefel''), 1971 *Collected Stories (''Yalkut Sipurim''), 1975 *The Kingdom of David (''Malchut David''), 1978See also
*Israeli literature
Israeli literature is literature written in the State of Israel by Israelis. Most works classed as Israeli literature are written in the Hebrew language, although some Israeli authors write in Yiddish, English, Arabic and Russian. History Heb ...
* List of Bialik Prize recipients
* List of Israel Prize recipients
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Burla, Yehuda 1886 births 1969 deaths Israel Prize in literature recipients Sephardi Jews in Ottoman Palestine People from Jerusalem Israeli Sephardi Jews 19th-century Sephardi Jews 20th-century Sephardi Jews Israeli novelists Israeli male short story writers Israeli short story writers Israeli people of Spanish-Jewish descent 20th-century novelists 20th-century short story writers 20th-century male writers Burials at Kiryat Shaul Cemetery