The Journal of the Rumanian Jewish community has published a Hebrew translation of “Ballad of a Lost Sheep.” a poem by the late Rumanian-born Yiddish poet, Itzik Manger who died recently. The journal appears in Rumanian, Yiddish and Hebrew.
Two Yiddish poets, one in New York and the other a resident of Tel Aviv, were the first recipients of the annual Itzik Manger Award established in memory of the late Yiddish poet who died in Israel last month. The winners of the $1,400 award are Aharon Zeitlin of New York and Abraham Sutzkauer of Tel Aviv. The awards were announced in Tel Aviv yesterday at a memorial meeting for Mr. Manger ending the 30-day mourning period. It was attended by Premier Golda Meir, Finance Minister Zeev Sharef and a gathering of writers, poets, artists and journalists. Meyer Weisgal, head of the award committee, presented a special award of $2,800 to the poet’s widow, Mrs. Genia Manger, who will start a fund to build an archive for her late husband’s works. Mr. Zeitlin, who was unable to come to Israel for the ceremonies, advised the award committee that he would donate half the sum to assist new immigrant poets and writers in Israel.
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