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Lizzie Doron, 2023

Lizzie Doron (born 1953) is an Israeli author.

Biography

Her mother was a German Holocaust survivor. Doron was born in Israel and served in the Israeli Defense Force. She also lived on a kibbutz. She eventually moved to Tel Aviv. One of her children now lives in Germany. Doron formerly worked as a linguist at the University of Tel Aviv. In the fall term of 2019 she was the twelfth Friedrich Dürrenmatt Guest Professor for World Literature at the University of Bern.

Doron writes about her family history, personal experiences and the Arab–Israeli conflict. Her book, "Peaceful Times", is about a woman living in Tel Aviv who forgets her childhood in World War II. Doron has also written about her changing views of the country.

Positions

Doron said in a 2005 interview that she does not believe that the Arabs are Israel's main problem. One of her worries is the growing weight of religion in Israeli society. All this makes her pessimistic about the future, which has to be approached with radical openness and more detached from the traumas of the past.

Awards and recognition

Other than in Germany and Switzerland, as of 2008, Doron's recognition in Israel had still been modest.

  • Buchman Prize by Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Authority (2003)
  • Jeanette Schocken Prize – Bremerhaven Citizens' Prize for Literature for her entire oeuvre (2007)
  • Her book Once There Was A Family was chosen among the 30 best books of 2007 by the Swiss newspaper Neue Zurcher Zeitung
  • Kugel Prize [he] for literature, awarded by the Municipality of Holon (2010)

References

  1. ^ Eisele, Ines (2018-04-19). "Israel′s 70th: not a happy celebration for author Lizzie Doron". DW. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  2. ^ Sigrid, Brinkmann (2005-02-14). "Die Kluft zwischen Zionisten und Juden". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  3. "Lizzie Doron". Walter Benjamin Kolleg. 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  4. "Spokojne czasy". Newsweek Polska (in Polish). 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  5. "Lizzie Doron: Coming to Germany from Israel for equality, freedom and compassion". DW. 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  6. ^ Lev-Ari, Shiri (2008-03-18). "My Three Homelands". Haaretz. Retrieved 2018-06-01.


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