Hava Pinhas-Cohen

Hava Pinhas-Cohen
Hava Pinhas-Cohen
Born	18 January 1955; Jaffa, Israel
Died	29 October 2022 (aged 67); Jerusalem, Israel
Alma mater	Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Shalom Hartman Institute
Occupation(s)	Writer, poet
Awards	Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works (1995); ACUM award (1998); Kugel Prize (2000); Ramat Gan Prize for Literature (2013); Dr. Gardner Simon Prize for Hebrew Poetry (2022)

Hava Pinhas-Cohen (Hebrew: חוה פנחס-כהן; 18 January 1955 – 29 October 2022) was an Israeli writer and poet. Her work explored themes such as the State of Israel, Judaism, and eroticism. She served as the Editor-in-Chief of the literary journal Dimui and a translator, columnist, and book reviewer for Maariv.

Early life

Hava Pinhas-Cohen was born to a Jewish family of Bulgarian immigrants in 1955. Her family fled Europe in the aftermath of World War II. Pinhas-Cohen was the first member of her family to be born in Israel.

According to Yaniv Hagbi, in a comment translated from Hebrew to English, "Her experiences, the state of Israel, Judaism, eroticism, and the Tanakh are remarkably woven together in the tapestry of her work." Pinchas-Cohen and her four daughters lived in Jerusalem.^[1]

Job background

Pinhas-Cohen was a poet, editor and a lecturer of literature and art. In 1989 she founded and edited the Jewish literature, art and culture journal Dimui.^[2] "Her poems have been translated and appear in various anthologies in English, French, Serbian-Croatian, Chinese, Greek, and Spanish." Some of her works are Mostly Color, Journey of the Doe, River and Forgetfulness, Orphea’s Poems The Gardener, the Bitch and the Slut, A school of one man, and My Brother, the thirst. In 2007 she founded and became the Artistic Director of Kisufim, a conference of Jewish writers. It has had three successful festivals, the years being 2007, 2009 and 2013.

Later life and death

Hava Pinhas-Cohen studied Hebrew literature and art history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She taught literature and written proficiency in high school for many years, and developed a special method of integrating literature, Bible, visual arts and cinema. From 1990, she was the Editor-in-Chief of Dimui, a journal of literature, criticism and Jewish culture. She was also a book reviewer, translator, and columnist for the daily newspaper Maariv.

Pinhas-Cohen died on 29 October 2022, at the age of 67.^[3]^[4]

Works of literature

Dimui
Mostly Color
Journey of the Doe
River and Forgetfulness
Orphea’s Poems
The Gardener, the Bitch and the Slut
A School of One Man
My Brother, the Thirst

Awards and recognition

Prime Minister's Prize (1996)
The ACUM Prize (1998)
The Kugel Prize (Haim Kugel Literary Award of the Municipality of Holon; 2000)
The Alterman Prize (2002)
The Ramat Gan Prize (2013)
The Rishon LeZion Prize for Creativity in Hebrew Language (2015)
First Lady of Israel's Award for Hebrew Poetry (2022)

References

^ "The Union Between Sexuality and Religion". Hava Pinhas-Cohen. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
^ "Hava Pinhas Cohen". International Writers Festival, Jerusalem. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
^ "Elhunyt Hava Pinhas-cohen Izraeli Költő". Szombat. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ Mermelstein, Tal (29 October 2022). "בגיל 67: המשוררת חוה פנחס-כהן הלכה לעולמה" [The poet Hava Pinchas-Cohen has passed away, at age 67]. Israel Hayom (in Hebrew).

Sources

"Hava Pinchas-Cohen". Hava Pinchas-Cohen. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
"Israeli Poetess Pinhan Cohen".
"Reviews and Interviews".

[1] "The Union Between Sexuality and Religion". Hava Pinhas-Cohen. Retrieved 18 November 2014.

[Writers_Festival-2] "Hava Pinhas Cohen". International Writers Festival, Jerusalem. Retrieved 7 November 2014.

[3] "Elhunyt Hava Pinhas-cohen Izraeli Költő". Szombat. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[4] Mermelstein, Tal (29 October 2022). "בגיל 67: המשוררת חוה פנחס-כהן הלכה לעולמה" [The poet Hava Pinchas-Cohen has passed away, at age 67]. Israel Hayom (in Hebrew).

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