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).Aharon Zeev (1900-1968)
/ref> 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 The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...

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.

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
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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

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 {{authority control Israel Prize in education recipients