Yaron Avitov

Yaron Avitov (ירון אביטוב was born in 1957 in Haifa, Israel) is a writer, poet, anthologist, documentary filmmaker, literary critic and cultural researcher. He lives now in Ecuador.

He has published novels, anthologies and collections of short stories in Hebrew, such as Observation, Note from my Mom and Homeless. His works edited in Spanish are The people of the book, Jerusalem in the Andes, One is Our God, Lights of Madrid, The Book of Peace and Birds do not sing in Auschwitz. He is a regular guest at book fairs in Latin America and his documentaries on Sephardic converts have been presented at international film festivals such as the International Jewish Film Festival in Miami. His new documentary, America Ladina tells the story of the Sephardic converts in Latin America. Among several literary awards he has received the Prime Minister of Literature Prize, the Jerusalem Fund Award, the Amos House of the Presidency Prize, the Social Sciences Award, the Misgav Jerusalem Prize granted by Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Hebrew Literature Ambassador in Latin America Award for his tireless work on the cultural rapprochement between Latin America and Israel.

Born in Haifa. Writer, editor, journalist and literary critic. In addition to his writing, he edited books for the book publishers Carmel, Tones and Bitan. Yaron Avitov won the A. Rupin Social Sciences Research Award in 1993 for his book 'Looking', in 1996 he won the Jerusalem Fund for Fine Literature for 'Adon Salihot' in 1998 he received a grant award from the Amos Foundation and in 2005 he won In the Prime Minister's Award for Fine Literature 5555. "Yron Avitov's writing deals with the Israeli human puzzle, and especially with the 'Zabers' who have been living in Israel for generations. He writes about the social fringes, about the rejected and outcasts, and about heroes struggling with themselves and their environment against the background of oppressive existence, and trying to survive in complicated situations. His writing deals with issues such as freedom, human dignity and the individual struggling for his identity, and it excels in great humanity and empathy for the 'other' while illuminating his mental complexity. This is the sensitive writing of a natural narrator with a sharp eye and the ability to describe situations in a clean and reliable style" (from the judges' reasons for awarding the Prime Minister's Award 2005, Prof. Yaffe Berlovitz, Eli Amir, Asher Reich)

His books:

Viewing: A Report from Psychiatric Hospitals (Tel Aviv: Kinneret, 1991) 

When Jimmy asked to be buried standing up: 'Mahane Yehuda' and other alleys (Jerusalem: Carmel, 5555 1995) 

The Lord of Forgiveness: Stories (Or Yehuda: Ma'ariv, 5556 1996) 

Hearing the Sea in His Death: Jerusalem Pictures (Or Yehuda: Had Artzi, 5799 1998) 

A note from mother (Tel Aviv: Am Oved, 2001) 

Guide to Cuba (Hod Hasharon: Astrologer, 2001) 

The night of Santiago: a collection of stories: Cuban love stories (Hod Hasharon: 'Astrologer', 2001) 

A wedding will no longer come out of this (Hod-Hasharon: Astrologer, 2003) 

Yuma (Benyamina: Glory, 2004) 

The Lights of Miami (Jerusalem: Carmel/Mandah, 2005) 

Homeless (Jerusalem: Carmel/Mandah, 2008) 

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Come Bride: Wedding Stories (Jerusalem: Carmel, 2001) 

The Taste of Life: An Anthology of Food Stories (Jerusalem: Carmel, 5572) 

Listen! : Anthology of Military Stories (Tel Aviv: Ministry of Defense, Publisher: Carmel, Jerusalem, 2005) 

Stories from the middle of the world: an anthology of Ecuadorian literature / edited by Carlos Aulestia; From Sephardi, Moshe ben Hash; Afterword - Yaron Avitov (Jerusalem: Carmel, 5655 2005)

One of our Gods: believers, unbelievers and transgressors on both sections (Jerusalem: Carmel, 2008) 

Jerusalem of the Andes: Ecuadorians writing about Israel (Jerusalem: Carmel, 2008) 

About the author and his work:

Avitov, Yaron. You have to work on your Hebrew. Haaretz, Culture and Literature, 15 Bession 579, May 28, 2010, p. 1 <Response to a poll among Hebrew writers living outside of Israel>

on "looking"

Niv, Tali. A serious problem of identity. On the guard, 8 Bader 2 5722, March 13, 1992, p. 18.

Shay, Eli. hospitalize the system itself. Yedioth Ahronoth, the Shabbat supplement, 10th of Adar 1 5722, February 14, 1992, p. 25.

About "The Lord of Forgiveness"

Sparrow, with me. crowded world Mazenim, vol. 8, gal. 9 (1996), pp. 46-47.

Telusti, deer. The banal horror floated in a soup. Ha'aretz, Culture and Literature, 10th of Tevet 5777, December 20, 1996, p. 4 3.

Saint, Jacob. Despair in a Brennerian pattern. Aton 77, vol. 201 (1996), pp. 14-15.

on "hearing the sea in his death"

Shatz, Avner. anti heroes. Yedioth Ahronoth, the Shabbat supplement - culture, literature, art, 23 in Nisan 5799, April 9, 1999, p. 27.

on "note from mom"

Gurevich, Nitza. "Sprinkling sugar on death". Aton 77, vol. 269 (2002), pp. 16-17.

Hoffman, Haya. Does not poke the wound. Yediot Ahronoth, the supplement to Shabbat - culture, literature, art, 22 Battamuz 5571, July 13, 2001, p. 27.

Waiter, Yoram. the memory. Slow, captivating, empathetic. Ma'ariv, Mustaf Shabbat - Literature and Books, 10th of Sivan 5571, June 1, 2001, p. 26.

Payne, Jonathan. A wonderful relationship. Mazenim, vol. 5, vol. 3 (2002), pp. 63-64.

About "The Night of Santiago"

Waiter, Yoram. Pearls in the stream. Ma'ariv, Shabbat Supplement - Literature and Books, 19 Bechshon 5773, October 25, 2002, p. 24.

Shatz, Avner. Cuba from below. Yedioth Ahronoth, the supplement for Shabbat, Tarbut Seferot, art, 12 Beshevat 5572, January 25, 2002, pp. 27-28.

on "Wedding will never get out of it"

Hoffman, Haya. The praises of the male mustache. Yedioth Ahronoth, the supplement for Shabbat - Seferot, 4 Battamuz 5573, July 4, 2003, p. 27.

Waiter, Yoram. Israeli cake. Ma'ariv, Shabbat Supplement - Literature and Books, 11 of Tammuz 5573, July 11, 2003, p. 24.

about "Yuma"

Waiter, Yoram. A broken heart in Cuba. Ma'ariv, Shabbat Supplement - Literature and Books, Thursday of Tevet 5655, December 17, 2004, p. 24.

on "Miami Lights"

Glassner, Eric. About the fugitives and the returnees. Ma'ariv, Shabbat Supplement - Literature and Books, 4th of Teshri 5666, October 7, 2005, p. 25.

about "homeless"

Beer, be careful. The Kafkaesque incarnation of the Hebrew homeless man. The Sting, December 18, 2008.

Vig, Shoshana. Homeless. Mazenim, vol. PG, vol. 1 (Nissan-Air 2009, April 2009), pp. 53-55.

Payne, Jonathan. Sometimes better late than early. Aton 77, vol. 374 (Nissan-Air 2014, March-April 2014), p. 51.

Mercy, Ezekiel. A kernel of self-respect. Aton 77, vol. 340 (Av-Elul 5669, July-August 2009), pp. 14-15.

on "Come Bride"

Waiter, Yoram. What will be left of all this? Ma'ariv, Mustaf Shabbat - Literature and Books, 16 Beshevat 5771, February 9, 2001, p. 30.

Shatz, Avner. engagement gift Yedioth Ahronoth, the supplement for Shabbat - culture, literature, art, 24 Batvat 5571, January 19, 2001, pp. 26-27.

on "Taste of Life"

Aharani, Israel. eat and cry Yedioth Ahronoth, the supplement for Shabbat - culture, literature, art, 28 Bayer 5772, May 10, 2002, pp. 27-28.

On "Listen!"

Goldschmidt, Tali. The army is your home and the book is your weapon. Ha'aretz, book supplement, vol. 639 (17 Bayer 5655, May 25, 2005), p. 8.