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Zalman Shneour

Zalman Shneour (born Shneur Zalkind; 1887 – 20 February 1959) was a prolific Yiddish and Hebrew poet and writer. In 1955, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.[1]

Zalman Shneour

1887 (1887)
Shklow, Belarus (then in Russian Empire)

20 February 1959 (aged 71–72)
New York City

Poet, writer

Yiddish, Hebrew

Song of the Dnieper, translated by . Roy Publishers: New York, 1945.

Joseph Leftwich

Restless spirit: Selected Writings of Zalman Shneour, translated by . Thomas Yoseloff: New York, 1963.

Moshe Spiegel

A Death: Notes of a Suicide, translated by . Wakefield Press: Cambridge, 2019. ISBN 9781939663450.

Daniel Kennedy

In 1951, Shneour was awarded the for Literature.[5]

Bialik Prize

In 1955, he was awarded the for literature.[6]

Israel Prize

List of Bialik Prize recipients

List of Israel Prize recipients

Hebrew literature

Yiddish literature