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Aharon Megged (Hebrew: אהרון מגד‎) (10 August 1920 – 23 March 2016) (Hebrew year 5680)^[1] was an Israeli author and playwright. In 2003, he was awarded the Israel Prize for literature.

Biography

Aharon Greenberg (later Megged) was born in Włocławek, Poland. In 1926, he immigrated with his parents to Mandate Palestine. He grew up in Ra'anana, attending Herzliya high school in Tel Aviv. After graduation, he joined a Zionist pioneering youth movement, training at Kibbutz Giv'at Brenner. He was a member of Kibbutz Sdot Yam for twelve years. He left the kibbutz in 1951.^[2]

Megged was married to author Eda Zoritte, with whom he had two children, Ayal Megged, also a writer, and Amos, a lecturer in history at University of Haifa.

Literary career

Megged was one of the founders of the Masa literary weekly, and served as its editor for fifteen years. He worked as a literary editor for the Hebrew newspapers La-merhav and Davar. In 1977/78 he was author-in-residence at the Center for Hebrew Studies affiliated with the University of Oxford. He made several lecture tours of the United States, and was also author-in-residence at the University of Iowa. He published 35 books.

Megged's plays were performed at Habima, Ha-Ohel and other theaters. His books have been translated into numerous languages and published in the United Kingdom, the United States, Argentina, France, and other countries.

Diplomatic career

From 1968 to 1971, Megged served as cultural attaché to the Israeli embassy in London.^[3]

Awards and recognition

In 1974, Megged won the Bialik Prize for his books The Evyatar Notebooks: a novel and Of Trees and Stones.
In 2003, he was awarded the Israel Prize, for literature.^[4]^[5]

Megged won the Brenner Prize, the S.Y. Agnon Prize, and the Prime Minister's Prize.

References

^ International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004. Europa Publications. 2003. p. 380. ISBN 1857431790.
^ A friend of a friend, Jerusalem Post
^ A friend of a friend, Jerusalem Post
^ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Recipient's C.V."
^ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Judges' Rationale for Grant to Recipient".

[1] International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004. Europa Publications. 2003. p. 380. ISBN 1857431790.

[2] A friend of a friend, Jerusalem Post

[3] A friend of a friend, Jerusalem Post

[4] "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Recipient's C.V."

[5] "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Judges' Rationale for Grant to Recipient".

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+{{Short description|Israeli author and playwright}}
-{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
-'''Aharon Megged''' ([[Hebrew]]: אהרון מגד) (born 10 August 1920; [[Hebrew calendar|Hebrew year]] 5680)<ref>{{cite book|title=International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004|year=2003|publisher=Europa Publications|isbn=1857431790|page=380}}</ref>  is an [[Israel]]i author and playwright.
+[[File:Tel Aviv-Yafo (997008136437305171).jpg|thumb|alt=Megged, 1952|Megged, 1952]]
-Died on March 23rd 2016
+[[File:Tel Aviv-Yafo (997009326024805171).jpg|thumb|alt=Megged, 1958|Megged, 1958]]
+[[File:קבר הסופר אהרון מגד בבית הקברות כנרת. צילום אלי אלון.jpg|thumb|alt=Megged's grave, Kinneret cemetery|Megged's grave, Kinneret cemetery]]
+'''Aharon Megged''' ({{Lang-he|אהרון מגד}}{{lrm}}) (10 August 1920 – 23 March 2016) ([[Hebrew calendar|Hebrew year]] 5680)<ref>{{cite book|title=International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004|year=2003|publisher=Europa Publications|isbn=1857431790|page=380}}</ref> was an Israeli author and playwright. In 2003, he was awarded the [[Israel Prize]] for literature.
 ==Biography==
-Aharon Megged was born in 1920 in [[Włocławek]], [[Poland]] as Aharon Greenberg, and in 1926 immigrated with his parents to [[British Mandate of Palestine|Mandate Palestine]]. He grew up in [[Ra'anana]], attending the [[Herzliya high school]] in [[Tel Aviv]]. After graduation, he joined a Zionist pioneering youth movement, training at [[Kibbutz]] [[Giv'at Brenner]]. He was a member of Kibbutz [[Sdot Yam]] for twelve years.
+Aharon Greenberg (later Megged) was born in [[Włocławek]], [[Poland]]. In 1926, he [[aliyah|immigrated]] with his parents to [[Mandatory Palestine|Mandate Palestine]]. He grew up in [[Ra'anana]], attending [[Herzliya high school]] in [[Tel Aviv]]. After graduation, he joined a Zionist pioneering youth movement, training at [[Kibbutz]] [[Giv'at Brenner]]. He was a member of Kibbutz [[Sdot Yam]] for twelve years. He left the kibbutz in 1951.<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/2010-09-08/ty-article/friend-of-a-friend/0000017f-efaf-dc28-a17f-ffbf81f60000 A friend of a friend], [[Jerusalem Post]]</ref>
+Megged was married to author [[Eda Zoritte]], with whom he had two children, Ayal Megged, also a writer, and Amos, a lecturer in history at [[University of Haifa]].
-Megged, along with a group of writer friends, founded the ''Masa'' literary weekly, and was its editor for fifteen years. He worked as a literary editor for the newspapers ''[[La-merhav]]'' and ''[[Davar]]''. From 1968 to 1971 he served as cultural attaché to the Israeli embassy in London. In 1977/78 he was author-in-residence at the Center for Hebrew Studies affiliated with [[Oxford University]]. He made several lecture tours of the United States, and was also author-in-residence at the [[University of Iowa]].
+==Literary career==
-He has published 35 books.
+Megged was one of the founders of the ''Masa'' literary weekly, and served as its editor for fifteen years. He worked as a literary editor for the [[Hebrew]] newspapers ''[[La-merhav]]'' and ''[[Davar]]''.  In 1977/78 he was author-in-residence at the Center for Hebrew Studies affiliated with the [[University of Oxford]]. He made several lecture tours of the United States, and was also author-in-residence at the [[University of Iowa]]. He published 35 books.
-His plays have been performed at [[Habima Theatre|Habima]], [[Ha-Ohel]], and other theaters. His books have been translated into numerous languages and published in the United Kingdom, the United States, [[Argentina]], France, and other countries.
+Megged's plays were performed at [[Habima Theatre|Habima]], [[Ha-Ohel]] and other theaters. His books have been translated into numerous languages and published in the United Kingdom, the United States, [[Argentina]], France, and other countries.
+==Diplomatic career==
-Megged is married to author [[Ida Tsurit]] and is the father of author [[Eyal Megged]] and of [[Amos Megged]], a lecturer in history at the [[University of Haifa]].
+From 1968 to 1971, Megged served as cultural attaché to the Israeli embassy in London.<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/2010-09-08/ty-article/friend-of-a-friend/0000017f-efaf-dc28-a17f-ffbf81f60000 A friend of a friend], [[Jerusalem Post]]</ref>
-==Awards==
+==Awards and recognition==
 * In 1974, Megged won the [[Bialik Prize]] for his books ''The Evyatar Notebooks: a novel'' and ''Of Trees and Stones''.
 * In 2003, he was awarded the [[Israel Prize]], for literature.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Recipient's C.V. | url = http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashsag/AharonMeged/KorotHaimAharonMeged.htm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Judges' Rationale for Grant to Recipient | url = http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashsag/AharonMeged/NimokyHafotim.htm}}</ref>
-Among his many other Israeli awards are the [[Brenner Prize]], the S.Y. Agnon Prize, and the Prime Minister's Prize.
+Megged won the [[Brenner Prize]], the S.Y. Agnon Prize, and the Prime Minister's Prize.
 ==See also==
+*[[Hebrew literature]]
 *[[List of Bialik Prize recipients]]
 *[[List of Israel Prize recipients]]
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 == References ==
 {{reflist}}
-==Sources==
-* "[[:he:אהרון מגד|אהרון מגד]]" (Aharon Megged) in the Hebrew-language Wikipedia. Retrieved 3 June 2005.
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+[[Category:Recipients of Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works]]
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