Aharon Ze'ev (; April 28, 1900–October 10, 1968) was an Israeli poet, writer (including writing for children), editor, and educator, a founder and chief education officer of the
Education and Youth Corps
The Education and Youth Corps (, ''Heil HaHinuh VeHaNo'ar'') is a corps of the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) Personnel Directorate responsible for the education of IDF personnel. Its mission purpose it to instruct and develop "national values" amo ...
of the
IDF (1950-1963).
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He was born Aharon Ze'ev Weintraub in Sokołów Podlaski
Sokołów Podlaski is a town in Poland, in Masovian Voivodeship, about east of Warsaw. The town lies on the Cetynia river, in the historical region of Podlachia and is the capital of Sokołów County. The first settlement was in the 6th century a ...
, Poland, then part of the Russian Empire
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to the family of a merchant Zvi Weintraub. In order to emigrate to Palestine (in 1925), he obtained the documents under the surname Czarniecki and used this surname until the establishment of the state of Israel.[
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Awards and recognition
*1965: Israel Prize
The Israel Prize (; ''pras israél'') is an award bestowed by the State of Israel, and regarded as the state's highest cultural honor.
History
Prior to the Israel Prize, the most significant award in the arts was the Dizengoff Prize and in Israel ...
for educationp. 10
''Ma'ariv
''Maariv'' or ''Maʿariv'' (, ), also known as ''Arvit'', or ''Arbit'' (, ), is a Jewish prayer service held in the evening or at night. It consists primarily of the evening '' Shema'' and ''Amidah''.
The service will often begin with two ...
'', May 4, 1965[
*The is named after him][
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References
1900 births
1968 deaths
Israeli writers
Israeli poets
Israeli children's writers
Jews from the Russian Empire
People from Sokołów County
Polish emigrants to Mandatory Palestine
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Israel Prize in education recipients