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'''Yitzhak Lamdan''' ([[Hebrew]]: יצחק למדן; ‎ 7 November 1899 – 17 November 1954) was an [[Israel]]i [[Hebrew]]-language poet, translator, editor and columnist.
{{Short description|Israeli Hebrew-language poet, translator, editor and columnist}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Yitzhak Lamdan
| native_name = יצחק למדן
| native_name_lang = he
| image = ITZHAK LAMDAN, POET AND WRITER. המשורר והסופר, יצחק למדן.D598-044.jpg
| caption = Lamdan in 1934
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1899|11|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mlynov, Russian Empire (now [[Mlyniv]], [[Ukraine]])
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1954|11|17|1899|11|7|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]]
| occupation = {{flatlist|
*Poet
*translator
*editor
*columnist}}
| awards = [[Israel Prize]] (1955) (posthumous)
}}
'''Yitzhak Lamdan''' ({{langx|he|יצחק למדן}}; &lrm; 7 November 1899 &ndash; 17 November 1954) was a Russian-born Israeli [[Hebrew]]-language poet, translator, editor and columnist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yitzhak Lamdan |url=https://www.ithl.org.il/writer/yitzhak-lamdan/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=The Israeli Institute for Hebrew Literature}}</ref>


== Biography ==
==Biography==
Itzi-Yehuda Lubes or Lobes (later Yitzhak Lamdan) was born in 1899 in [https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Mlyniv/ Mlynov], Russia (now called Mlyniv, [[Ukraine]]).
Itzi-Yehuda Lubes or Lobes (later Yitzhak Lamdan) was born in 1899 in Mlynov, Russia (now [[Mlyniv]], [[Ukraine]]).


Born into an affluent family, Lamdan lived in Mlynov until the outbreak of WWI in 1917 and the civil wars that followed. During this period, he was uprooted and wandered through Southern Russia with his brother before joining the Red Army. In 1920, after his parents’ home was destroyed and his brother was killed, Lamdan [[aliyah|immigrated]] to [[Mandatory Palestine]] as part of a socialist youth group in what has come to be known in Zionist history as the [[Third Aliyah]].
Born into an affluent family, Lamdan lived in Mlynov until the outbreak of WWI in 1917 and the civil wars that followed. During this period, he was uprooted and wandered through Southern Russia with his brother before joining the Red Army. In 1920, after his parents’ home was destroyed and his brother was killed, Lamdan [[aliyah|immigrated]] to [[Mandatory Palestine]] as part of a socialist youth group in what has come to be known in Zionist history as the [[Third Aliyah]].


In 1927, he published a Hebrew epic poem called "Masada: A Historical Epic"<ref>[http://allpoetry.com/Masada "Masada", partial English translation]</ref> about the Jewish struggle for survival in a world full of enemies, in which Masada, as a symbol for the [[Land of Israel]] and the [[Zionist]] enterprise, was seen as a refuge, but also as a potential ultimate trap; the poem was hugely influential, but the latter aspect was left out in its mainstream Zionist reception and interpretation.<ref name=Myth>{{cite book |title=Masada Myth: Collective Memory and Mythmaking in Israel |author=Nachman Ben-Yehuda |year=1995 |location=Madison, WI, USA |publisher= University of Wisconsin Press |page=222-223 |isbn=978-0-299-14834-8 |quote=... the manner in which secular Zionists utilized the poem, that is, as a major element for experiencing the Masada mythical narrative, deviated―very clearly―from Lamdan's original intent. Lamdan's ambivalence simply disappears. His genuine concern that Eretz Israel may become a trap (and not a refuge) for Jews (that is, a second Masada) was almost completely eliminated in favor of what was presented as a proud, heroic national interpretation. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YoXUXvBUUjgC&q=for+Jews+%28that+is%2C+a+second+Masada%29+was+almost |access-date=9 December 2015 }}</ref> According to literary scholar and cultural historian [[David G. Roskies]], Lamdan's poem even inspired the uprising in the [[Warsaw Ghetto]].<ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/masada.html Jewish Virtual Library: Masada]</ref>
In 1927, he published a Hebrew epic poem called "Masada: A Historical Epic"<ref>[http://allpoetry.com/Masada "Masada", partial English translation]</ref> about the Jewish struggle for survival in a world full of enemies, in which [[Masada]], as a symbol for the [[Land of Israel]] and the [[Zionist]] enterprise, was seen as a refuge, but also as a potential ultimate trap. The poem was hugely influential, creating the seed for what became the [[Masada myth]], but the latter aspect was left out in its mainstream Zionist reception and interpretation.<ref name=Myth>{{cite book |last= Ben-Yehuda |first= Nachman |title= Masada Myth: Collective Memory and Mythmaking in Israel |year= 1995 |location= Madison, WI, USA |publisher= University of Wisconsin Press |pages= 220–223 [222–223] |isbn=978-0-299-14834-8 |quote=... the manner in which secular Zionists utilized the poem, that is, as a major element for experiencing the Masada mythical narrative, deviated―very clearly―from Lamdan's original intent. Lamdan's ambivalence simply disappears. His genuine concern that Eretz Israel may become a trap (and not a refuge) for Jews (that is, a second Masada) was almost completely eliminated in favor of what was presented as a proud, heroic national interpretation. |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=YoXUXvBUUjgC&pg=PA222 |access-date= 14 March 2015 }}</ref> According to literary scholar and cultural historian [[David G. Roskies]], Lamdan's poem even inspired the uprising in the [[Warsaw Ghetto]].<ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/masada.html Jewish Virtual Library: Masada]</ref>


== Awards and recognition==
== Awards and recognition==
* In 1955, Lamdan was awarded the [[Israel Prize]], for literature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashyag/Tashkab_Tashyag_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashtav |title=Israel Prize recipients in 1955 (in Hebrew) |publisher=cms.education.gov.il (Israel Prize official website) |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5nyqL5Ku8?url=http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashyag/Tashkab_Tashyag_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashtav |archive-date=March 4, 2010 |url-status=unfit }}</ref>
* In 1955, after his death, Lamdan was awarded the [[Israel Prize]], for literature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashyag/Tashkab_Tashyag_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashtav |title=Israel Prize recipients in 1955 (in Hebrew) |publisher=cms.education.gov.il (Israel Prize official website) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612102601/http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashyag/Tashkab_Tashyag_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashtav |archive-date=June 12, 2012 |url-status=unfit }}</ref>
* [[Brenner Prize]]
* [[Brenner Prize]]


From 1954 until 1983, the [[Ramat Gan]] Municipality, in conjunction with the [[Hebrew Writers Association in Israel]], awarded the annual [[Lamdan Prize]] in his memory, for literary works for children and youth.
From 1954 until 1983, the [[Ramat Gan]] Municipality, in conjunction with the [[Hebrew Writers Association in Israel]], awarded the annual [[Lamdan Prize]] in his memory, for literary works for children and youth.

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== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[List of Israel Prize recipients]]
*[[List of Israel Prize recipients]]


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Latest revision as of 17:13, 25 December 2024

Yitzhak Lamdan
יצחק למדן
Lamdan in 1934
Born(1899-11-07)7 November 1899
Mlynov, Russian Empire (now Mlyniv, Ukraine)
Died17 November 1954(1954-11-17) (aged 55)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupations
  • Poet
  • translator
  • editor
  • columnist
AwardsIsrael Prize (1955) (posthumous)

Yitzhak Lamdan (Hebrew: יצחק למדן; ‎ 7 November 1899 – 17 November 1954) was a Russian-born Israeli Hebrew-language poet, translator, editor and columnist.[1]

Biography

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Itzi-Yehuda Lubes or Lobes (later Yitzhak Lamdan) was born in 1899 in Mlynov, Russia (now Mlyniv, Ukraine).

Born into an affluent family, Lamdan lived in Mlynov until the outbreak of WWI in 1917 and the civil wars that followed. During this period, he was uprooted and wandered through Southern Russia with his brother before joining the Red Army. In 1920, after his parents’ home was destroyed and his brother was killed, Lamdan immigrated to Mandatory Palestine as part of a socialist youth group in what has come to be known in Zionist history as the Third Aliyah.

In 1927, he published a Hebrew epic poem called "Masada: A Historical Epic"[2] about the Jewish struggle for survival in a world full of enemies, in which Masada, as a symbol for the Land of Israel and the Zionist enterprise, was seen as a refuge, but also as a potential ultimate trap. The poem was hugely influential, creating the seed for what became the Masada myth, but the latter aspect was left out in its mainstream Zionist reception and interpretation.[3] According to literary scholar and cultural historian David G. Roskies, Lamdan's poem even inspired the uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto.[4]

Awards and recognition

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From 1954 until 1983, the Ramat Gan Municipality, in conjunction with the Hebrew Writers Association in Israel, awarded the annual Lamdan Prize in his memory, for literary works for children and youth.

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Yitzhak Lamdan". The Israeli Institute for Hebrew Literature. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  2. ^ "Masada", partial English translation
  3. ^ Ben-Yehuda, Nachman (1995). Masada Myth: Collective Memory and Mythmaking in Israel. Madison, WI, USA: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 220–223 [222–223]. ISBN 978-0-299-14834-8. Retrieved 14 March 2015. ... the manner in which secular Zionists utilized the poem, that is, as a major element for experiencing the Masada mythical narrative, deviated―very clearly―from Lamdan's original intent. Lamdan's ambivalence simply disappears. His genuine concern that Eretz Israel may become a trap (and not a refuge) for Jews (that is, a second Masada) was almost completely eliminated in favor of what was presented as a proud, heroic national interpretation.
  4. ^ Jewish Virtual Library: Masada
  5. ^ "Israel Prize recipients in 1955 (in Hebrew)". cms.education.gov.il (Israel Prize official website). Archived from the original on June 12, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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