Eisig Silberschlag

Eisig Silberschlag
Born(1903-01-08)January 8, 1903
Stry, Galicia, Austria-Hungary
DiedSeptember 30, 1988(1988-09-30) (aged 85)
Austin, Texas, United States
Resting placeMount of Olives Jewish Cemetery
LanguageHebrew
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Notable awards
  • Lamed Prize for Hebrew Literature (1943)
  • Tchernichovsky Prize (1951)
  • Florence and Harry Kovner Memorial Award (1960)
Spouse
Milkah Antler
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(died 1971)​
Academic work
DisciplineJudaic studies
Institutions

Eisig Silberschlag (Hebrew: יצחק זילברשלג; January 8, 1903 – September 30, 1988) was a Galician-born American Hebrew poet, translator, and literary critic. He received the Tchernichovsky Prize in 1951 for his translations of Aristophanes and Menander into Hebrew.[1]

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