Leah Goldberg | |
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Born | Königsberg (now Kaliningrad), East Prussia, German Empire | May 29, 1911
Died | January 15, 1970 Jerusalem | (aged 58)
Occupation | poet, translator, playwright, researcher of literature |
Nationality | Israeli (after 1948) |
Literary movement | Yakhdav (led by Avraham Shlonsky) |
Leah Goldberg or Lea Goldberg[1] (Hebrew: לאה גולדברג; May 29, 1911, Königsberg – January 15, 1970, Jerusalem) was a prolific Hebrew-language poet, author, playwright, literary translator, illustrater and painter,[2][3] and comparative literary researcher.
Her writings are considered classics of Israeli literature.