The Itzik Manger Prize for outstanding contributions to Yiddish literature was established in 1968, shortly before Itzik Manger's death in 1969. Manger "was and remains one of the best-known twentieth-century Yiddish poets."[1] The Prize has been described as the "most prestigious in Yiddish letters".[2][3] Apparently no Manger Prizes have been awarded after 1999.
^Citron, Murray (2016). "Introduction: The Destiny of a Poem". PaknTrager. Yiddish Book Center. Introduction to Citron's translation of an essay written by Manger. The original essay was published in the Yiddish journal Der veker [The Awakener] in February 1960.