Abraham Regelson

Abraham Regelson (Hebrew אברהם רגלסון; * 1896 in Hlusk, Belarus, † 1981 in Neve Monosson ) was a Hebrew poet, writer, translator and editor.

Life

With nine years Regelson emigrated with his family to the United States. He made no formal degree, but spent a lot of time in libraries as an autodidact. His livelihood, he earned first as a librarian and teacher of the Hebrew language. His first poems, stories and translations appeared in Hebrew periodicals in the U.S. and Palestine. In 1933 he made ​​his first aliyah ( immigration) to Israel. Three years later, after he had lost a son and two of his children were at risk from malaria, he returned with his family back to the U.S.. He earned his living by contributing to Yiddish periodicals, he also published several books of Hebrew poetry, legends and philosophical essays.

After the establishment of Israel in 1949, he returned there. He has worked as an editor for the publishing house Am Oved, also employees of the newspaper Al -ha - Mishmar. In 1962 he was awarded the Brenner Prize, and he was awarded the Bialik Prize for his literary works in 1972. In 1976 he won the Neuman Award from the New York University for his contribution to Hebrew literature.