Memorial Page for S. Yizhar
Sep 27, 1916 – Aug 21, 2006(89 years)Died in:Gedera, Central District
Israeli writer and politician
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August 21st, 2026
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S. Yizhar (* September 27, 1916 in Rehovot; † August 21, 2006 in Gedera) was an israeli writer and politician. He was 89 years old. He was married to Noemi Smilansky. He studied at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He received 6 awards, including Israel Prize, Bialik Prize. His cause of death was cardiovascular disease.
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9 EventsBorn in Rehovot, Central District
1916Israel Prize
1959Brenner Prize
1959Lamdan Prize
1960Ussishkin Prize
1963Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1969senior lecturer · until 1982
Bialik Prize
1991The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture
2002Died in Gedera, Central District (cardiovascular disease)
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- Ze'ev Smilanski
S. Yizhar. Forever remembered.