Israel Eliraz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Israel Eliraz

Israeli poet

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1936

Place of Birth: Jerusalem, Israel

Date of Death: 22-Mar-2016

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: Israel

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Israel Eliraz (Hebrew: ????? ?????; born Israel Rothstein on 23 March 1936 [Hebrew: ????? ????????]; died on 22 March 2016) was an Israeli poet who won the Bialik Prize (2008), the Brenner Prize (2013), the ACUM lifetime achievement award (2003), the Nathan Alterman Award (2002), the Jerusalem Foundation-Jerusalem Municipality’s Belles-Lettres Award (1992 and 1999), the Israeli Council of Culture and Art Award (1963 and 1965), the Ministry of Culture and Sport Award (2009), and the Prime Minister’s Prize for Creative Work (1994, 2008, and 2009).