Ya'akov CahanorKahan (Hebrew: יעקב כהן, born 26 June 1881; died 20 November 1960) was an Israeli poet, playwright, translator, writer and Hebrew linguist.
Ya'akov Cahan
יעקב כהן | |
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| Born | (1881-06-26)June 26, 1881 Slutsk, Russian Empire (now in Belarus) |
| Died | November 20, 1960(1960-11-20) (aged 79) Israel |
| Occupation | writer |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Citizenship | Israeli |
| Notable awards | Bialik Prize (1938) Israel Prize (1953 and 1958) |
Ya'akov Cahan was born in Slutsk, in the Russian Empire, now Belarus. He immigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine in 1934.
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