Eli Amir
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אלי עמיר | |
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Title | Director General of the Youth Aliyah Department |
Eli Amir (
Biography
Amir was born Fuad Elias Nasah Halschi in Baghdad, Iraq. He immigrated to Israel with his family in 1950, and went to school in Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek. He is now living in Gilo, Jerusalem.[1] Amir studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
From 1964 to 1968 he served as adviser on Arab affairs to the
Literature
Scapegoat (1983) is a semi-autobiographical story of Nuri, a 13-year-old immigrant boy from Iraq who is sent to a kibbutz and his absorption into Israeli society.
Scapegoat is included in the Israeli secondary school syllabus,[9] and was adapted into a play and television series.[2]
Awards
Amir received Youth Aliyah's Jubilee Prize (1983), the Jewish Literature Prize (in Mexico, 1985), the Ahi Award (1994), Am Oved's Jubilee Prize (1994), the Yigal Allon Prize for Outstanding Service to Society (1997), the Book Publishers Association's Platinum Prize (1998), and the Prime Minister's Prize (2002).[2]
Political activism
Amir has frequently called for social justice and denounced what he has described as the deterioration of the Israeli welfare state.[10] In 2007, when his book Jasmine was published in Arabic in Egypt, he expressed hope that more Israeli books be spread in the Arab world, saying "How can there be peace without us knowing each other?".[11] He repeated that statement in a literary soiree held by the Israeli Embassy in Cairo.[8] He also signed a petition calling for Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert to negotiate a cease-fire with Hamas.[12] In 2006, his name came up as a successor to President of Israel Moshe Katsav and Amir said he would consider it.[13]
Published works
In Hebrew
- Tarnegol Kaparot ("Scapegoat"), Am Oved, 1984
- Mafriah Ha-Yonim ("The Dove Flyer") Am Oved, 1992
- Ahavat Shaul ("Saul's Love"), Am Oved, 1998
- Yasmin ("Jasmine"), Am Oved, 2005
- Na'ar Ha-Ofnayim ("The Bicycle Boy"), Am Oved (2019)
Translated into English
- Amir, Eli (1987). Scapegoat: A Novel. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. p. 218.
- Amir, Eli (2010). The Dove Flyer. Halban Publishers. p. 544.
- Amir, Eli (2012). Yasmine. Halban Publishers. p. 436.
See also
References
- ^ Point of no return
- ^ a b c "Eli Amir". The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
- ^ Amir, Eli (January 30, 2005). "Eli Amir: Jewish People's Largest Rescue Operation". Jewish Agency. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
- ^ "Scapegoat". The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature. Retrieved May 6, 2008.
- ^ "Farewell, Baghdad". The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature. Retrieved May 6, 2008.
- ^ "Saul's Love". The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature. Retrieved May 6, 2008.
- ^ "Jasmine". The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ a b Stern, Yoav. "Eli Amir's love story brings Israelis and Egyptians closer". Haaretz. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
- ^ "Amir, Eli". Hebrew at Stanford. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
- ^ עמיר, אלי (November 11, 2007). זעקה משדרות. nrg (in Hebrew). Retrieved May 6, 2008.
- ^ "Israeli novel published in Egypt". Ynetnews. November 12, 2007. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
- ^ Lev-Ari, Shiri; Mazal Mualem (September 24, 2007). "Leading Israeli authors, intellectuals call for truce with Hamas". Haaretz. Retrieved May 4, 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ שטרן, איתי (August 30, 2006). כבוד הנשיא?. nrg (in Hebrew). Retrieved May 6, 2008.
External links
- I am an Arab Jew. January 3, 2008. Event occurs at 383 seconds. Retrieved May 6, 2008.