Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim

Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim
Native name
רבקה באסמאן
BornRivka Basman
(1925-02-20)20 February 1925
Vilkmergė, Lithuania
Died22 March 2023(2023-03-22) (aged 98)
Herzliya, Israel
OccupationPoet, teacher
LanguageYiddish
SpouseShmuel Ben-Hayim

Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim (Yiddish: רבקה באסמאן; 20 February 1925 – 22 March 2023) was a Lithuanian-born Israeli Yiddish poet and educator. She was the recipient of the Itzik Manger Prize in 1984.[1][2] Basman was also awarded the Chaim Zhitlowsky Prize in 1998.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Newman 2003 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim". Jewish Women's Archive. 2 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.