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Goldberg Leah
(1911–1970)

Leah Goldberg was born in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia). She spent much of her childhood in Russia and Lithuania, and started writing Hebrew verse as a schoolgirl in Kovno. After completing her PhD in semitic languages at Bonn University, Germany, she immigrated to pre-state Israel in 1935.
Goldberg was a member of the Shlonsky group of modern poets and began publishing her work in literary journals associated with them. She was a renowned poet and a successful children`s author, as well as a theater critic, translator and editor. In 1952, she established the Department of Comparative Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and was its chairperson until her death. Goldberg published ten books of poetry, two novels, three plays, two books of essays and non-fiction, and books for children. She was awarded many prizes, including the Israel Prize for Literature (1970, posthumous). Her work has been widely translated.

Israel, 1984, «Apartment to Let» (Leah Goldberg)

Israel, 1991, Leah Goldberg

Israel, 2012, The Absent-Minded Guy from Kefar Azar