Eliezer Smoli Explained

Eliezer Smoli (1901 - 1985) was an Israeli writer known for his children's books.

Biography

Eliezer Smoli was born in the Volhynia region of western Ukraine (then in the Russian Empire). He began writing at the age of ten,^[1] After immigrating to British-ruled Palestine in 1920, he founded a labor movement school for workers' children in Nesher.^[2]

From 1936 to 1942, Smoli studied natural sciences at Berlin University.^[1]

Awards and recognition

• In 1957, Smoli was awarded the Israel Prize for Children's literature.^[3]

See also

• List of Israel Prize recipients

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature - Biography of Eliezer Smoli . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604012656/http://www.ithl.org.il/author_info.asp?id=260 . 2011-06-04 .
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=sF1dDwAAQBAJ&dq=smoli+teacher+nesher&pg=PA12 The Nation and the Child: Nation building in Hebrew children’s literature, Yael Darr
3. Web site: Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1957 (in Hebrew) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110901214251/http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashyag/Tashkab_Tashyag_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashyaz . 2011-09-01 .