Shez | |
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 Shez in 2014 | |
| Native name | שז |
| Born | Efrat Yerushalmi October 30, 1959 Kiryat Ono, Israel |
| Occupation | Writer, poet, playwright, musician, songwriter |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Notable works | The Crazy Dance, Away From His Absence |
| Notable awards | Ron Adler Prize for Poetry (1999), Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works (2007), Hero of Culture Award from the Israeli LGBT community (2004) |
Shez (Shaz, Hebrew: שז) (born Efrat Yerushalmi on 30 October 1959)[1] is an Israeli writer, poet and playwright. Recipient of the 1999 Ron Adler Prize for Poetry and the 2007 Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works.[1] She is also a musician and a songwriter, described as "the first out lesbian performer in Israel".[2] More recently she has become a facilitator of writing workshops and "weight loss through writing" workshops.[3]
- ^ a b "ההפרדה בין כוחות ההרס וביני נעשית מאוד ברורה באמצעות הכתיבה" [The separation between the forces of destruction and between me becomes very clear through writing], , by Boaz Kohen, Globes, October 25, 2010
- ^ Encyclopedia of Gay Histories and Cultures: Volume 2, George Haggerty, p. 484: "Zhez"
- ^ המסלול העוקף: "לאט לאט אני לומדת להרפות" [The bypass route: "Slowly I learn to let it go"], Moshe Kutner, February 7, 2011, Makor Rishon