Menahem Ben
Menahem Ben (October 31, 1948 – March 13, 2020) was an Israeli poet and journalist and an outspoken literary and culture critic. He was a frequent op-ed contributor and authored two weekly columns, on culture and literature, in the Maariv daily newspaper, as well as a monthly book review page in that paper's literary supplement. He specialized in publishing provocative opinions, for instance that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is an "idiotic idea" (Haaretz, 30 November 2017).
Menahem Ben
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- Full name
- מנחם בראון.
- Born
- 1948. · Dzierżoniów.
- Died
- 2020. · Petah Tikva.
- Nationality
- Israel.
- Occupation
- journalist, literary critic, poet and writer.
- Education
- Ohel Shem.
- Honours
- Bernstein Prize and Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works.
- Languages
- Hebrew.
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Menahem Ben (originally Braun), was born in Dzierżoniów, Poland in 1948. His family immigrated to Israel in 1949. He participated in reality show HaAh HaGadol VIP (2009), reaching 3rd place.
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Menahem Ben (31 October 1948 – 13 March 2020) was a writer, poet, literary critic and journalist. Menahem Ben was born in Dzierżoniów, Poland, according to the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. For the place of death of Menahem Ben, Petah-Tikva (Israël) is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and Petah Tiqwa by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Dzierżoniów.
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In addition to his work of critical writing in the Israeli press, Menahem Ben published eighteen books, including poetry, children's literature, translations and essays. In 2006, he published a volume of criticism: From Shlomo the King (King Solomon) to Shlomo Artzi.
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• In 1989, Ben was awarded the Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works. • In 1998, he received the Bernstein Prize, in the Literary Criticism category.
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