Yitzchok Berliner, Mexican Yiddish poet, Jacob Pat, New York author of many books in Yiddish, and S. Shalom, a Hebrew poet residing in Israel, have been named as winners of the Zvi Kessel prizes for Jewish literature for 1955, it was announced here today. Each of the prizes is in the amount of $250. The current awards mark the ninth year since the foundation of the prizes by Mr. Kessel, a Mexican Jewish industrialist.
Mr. Berliner was awarded a prize for his book, “Gezang Fun Mensh,” while Mr. Pat’s award was for his work, “Shmussen Mit Yiddishe Shreiber.” The honor for Mr. Shalom was awarded for his “Hayinu Kecholmim.”
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