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'''Lizzie Doron''' (born 1953) is an [[Israel]]i author.<ref name=celeb>{{cite web|first=Ines |last=Eisele |url=http://www.dw.com/en/israels-70th-not-a-happy-celebration-for-author-lizzie-doron/a-43448557 |title=Israel′s 70th: not a happy celebration for author Lizzie Doron |publisher=DW |date=2018-04-19 |accessdate=2018-05-16}}</ref> Her mother was a [[Holocaust]] survivor from [[Germany]]. Doron was born five years after Israel was established as a country. She has written about her family's history and personal experiences. She has also written about Palestinians and changes in Israel.<ref name=celeb/> Her book, "Peaceful Times", is about a woman living in Tel Aviv who forgets her childhood in World War II.<ref>{{cite news |title=Spokojne czasy |url=http://www.newsweek.pl/kultura/ksiazka/spokojne-czasy,62260,1,1.html |accessdate=2018-06-01 |work=[[Newsweek Polska]] |date=2010-07-22 |language=Polish}}</ref>
'''Lizzie Doron''' (born 1953) is an Israeli author.<ref name=celeb>{{cite web|first=Ines |last=Eisele |url=http://www.dw.com/en/israels-70th-not-a-happy-celebration-for-author-lizzie-doron/a-43448557 |title=Israel′s 70th: not a happy celebration for author Lizzie Doron |publisher=DW |date=2018-04-19 |accessdate=2018-05-16}}</ref>


==Biography==
She served in the [[Israeli Defense Force]] and lived on a [[kibbutz]]. Several of her friends died in the [[Golan Heights]] during conflict with [[Lebanon]]. She eventually moved to [[Tel Aviv]]. Doron then started writing about Palestinian activists. One of her children now lives in Germany.<ref name=celeb/> Doron formerly worked as a linguist at the [[University of Tel Aviv]].<ref name=brinkmann>{{cite news |last1=Sigrid |first1=Brinkmann |title=Die Kluft zwischen Zionisten und Juden |url=http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/die-kluft-zwischen-zionisten-und-juden.700.de.html?dram:article_id=82173 |accessdate=2018-06-01 |work=Deutschlandfunk |date=2005-02-14 |language=German}}</ref> She has written about her changing views of the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dw.com/en/lizzie-doron-coming-to-germany-from-israel-for-equality-freedom-and-compassion/a-40387064 |title=Lizzie Doron: Coming to Germany from Israel for equality, freedom and compassion |publisher=DW |date=2017-09-07 |accessdate=2018-05-16}}</ref> In 2007, she received the Jeanette Schocken Prize for literature in Germany. Her book, "Once There Was A Family," was chosen among the 30 best books of 2007 by the Swiss newspaper [[Neue Zurcher Zeitung]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lev-Ari |first1=Shiri |title=My Three Homelands |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/culture/1.5004976 |accessdate=2018-06-01 |work=Haaretz |date=2008-03-18}}</ref> Doron says that she no longer believes in Zionism.<ref name=brinkmann/>
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.<ref name=celeb /> Doron formerly worked as a linguist at the [[University of Tel Aviv]].<ref name=brinkmann>{{cite news |last1=Sigrid |first1=Brinkmann |title=Die Kluft zwischen Zionisten und Juden |url=http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/die-kluft-zwischen-zionisten-und-juden.700.de.html?dram:article_id=82173 |accessdate=2018-06-01 |work=Deutschlandfunk |date=2005-02-14 |language=German}}</ref> In the fall term of 2019 she was the twelfth Friedrich Dürrenmatt Guest Professor for World Literature<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-20|title=Lizzie Doron|url=https://www.wbkolleg.unibe.ch/about_us/friedrich_duerrenmatt_guest_professorship/lizzie_doron/index_eng.html|access-date=2020-08-03|website=Walter Benjamin Kolleg}}</ref> at the [[University of Bern]].

Doron writes about her family history, personal experiences and the [[Arab–Israeli conflict]].<ref name=celeb /> Her book, "Peaceful Times", is about a woman living in Tel Aviv who forgets her childhood in [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Spokojne czasy |url=http://www.newsweek.pl/kultura/ksiazka/spokojne-czasy,62260,1,1.html |accessdate=2018-06-01 |work=[[Newsweek Polska]] |date=2010-07-22 |language=Polish}}</ref> Doron has also written about her changing views of the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dw.com/en/lizzie-doron-coming-to-germany-from-israel-for-equality-freedom-and-compassion/a-40387064 |title=Lizzie Doron: Coming to Germany from Israel for equality, freedom and compassion |publisher=DW |date=2017-09-07 |accessdate=2018-05-16}}</ref>

==Positions==
Doron said in a 2005 interview that she no longer shares some of the classical [[Zionist]] convictions, such as the view that [[Arab Palestinians|Arabs]], rather the internal Israeli Jewish conflicts, were the country's main problem.<ref name=brinkmann/> One of her worries is the growing weight of religion in Israeli society.<ref name=brinkmann/> 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.<ref name=brinkmann/>

==Awards and recognition==
Other than in Germany and Switzerland, as of 2008, Doron's recognition in Israel had still been modest.<ref name=Three>{{cite news |last1=Lev-Ari |first1=Shiri |title=My Three Homelands |work=[[Haaretz]] |date=2008-03-18 |url= https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/culture/1.5004976 |access-date= 2018-06-01}}</ref>

*[[Yad Vashem#Prizes by Yad Vashem|Buchman Prize]] by [[Yad Vashem]] Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Authority (2003)<ref name=Three/>
*Jeanette Schocken Prize – [[Bremerhaven]] Citizens' Prize for Literature for her entire oeuvre (2007)<ref name=Three/>
*Her book ''Once There Was A Family'' was chosen among the 30 best books of 2007 by the Swiss newspaper [[Neue Zurcher Zeitung]]<ref name=Three/>
*{{ill|Kugel Prize|he|פרס קוגל}} for literature, awarded by the Municipality of [[Holon]] (2010)


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Revision as of 16:32, 19 January 2024

Lizzie Doron, 2023

Lizzie Doron (born 1953) is an Israeli author.[1]

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.[1] Doron formerly worked as a linguist at the University of Tel Aviv.[2] In the fall term of 2019 she was the twelfth Friedrich Dürrenmatt Guest Professor for World Literature[3] at the University of Bern.

Doron writes about her family history, personal experiences and the Arab–Israeli conflict.[1] Her book, "Peaceful Times", is about a woman living in Tel Aviv who forgets her childhood in World War II.[4] Doron has also written about her changing views of the country.[5]

Positions

Doron said in a 2005 interview that she no longer shares some of the classical Zionist convictions, such as the view that Arabs, rather the internal Israeli Jewish conflicts, were the country's main problem.[2] One of her worries is the growing weight of religion in Israeli society.[2] 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.[2]

Awards and recognition

Other than in Germany and Switzerland, as of 2008, Doron's recognition in Israel had still been modest.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eisele, Ines (2018-04-19). "Israel′s 70th: not a happy celebration for author Lizzie Doron". DW. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  2. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c d Lev-Ari, Shiri (2008-03-18). "My Three Homelands". Haaretz. Retrieved 2018-06-01.


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