Rukhl Fishman
Rukhl Fishman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 June 1935 Philadelphia |
| Died | 26 August 1984(aged 49) |
| Occupation | poet |
| Notable awards | Itzik Manger Prize |
Rukhl Fishman,[1][2]also spelledRokhl Fishman[3](10 June 1935 – 26 August 1984) was an Israeli poet who wrote inYiddish.In 1978, she received theItzik Manger Prize.
Early life[edit]
Rukhl Fishman was born on 10 June, 1935 in Philadelphia,[1]to Jewish activists Sonia and Aaron Fishman.[4]Her brother was the sociolinguistJoshua Fishman.[4][5]In the years 1941–1949, she went with her brother to a secular Jewish camp inBoiberik,[4]and belonged to the Zionist youth organizationHashomer Hatzair.[6]Within the organization's structures, she met her future husband, mathematician and musicianTheodore Holdheim.[4]At the age of 19, Fishman went to Israel with her husband.[6]The couple settled inkibbutzBeit Alfa,[6]where Fishman worked and wrote poetry.[4]Her neighbor and friend wasSore Shabes.[7]
Career[edit]
Fishman started writing poems at a young age, under the supervision ofMalka Heifetz Tussman;[6][2]the mentor's influence can be seen in Fishman's passion for wordplay and the rare use of rhyme.[2]In Israel she joined the Yung Yisroel group, of which she became the youngest member[4][2]and the only person from this group who was born in the United States.[2]She was encouraged to write byAbraham Sutzkever.[1]
Fishman focused on writing poetry which described the immediate surroundings, nature or animals, avoiding topics popular among her peers.[2]Her works were published in theYung YisroelandDi goldene keytmagazines.[1]
Her debut volume,Zun iber alts,was published in 1960.[4]In her later poems, she described a progressive, debilitating disease.[4]Her last two collections of poems were published in bilingual editions, in Yiddish and Hebrew, although Fishman wrote only in Yiddish.[6]
In 1978 she received the Itzik Manger Prize.[4]
Death and legacy[edit]
Fishman died on 26 August, 1984.[1]
Fishman's poem "Wild She-Goat" was used in the title of the Polish anthology of Yiddish poetry by women poets calledMoja dzika koza. Antologia poetek jidysz(2018) edited by Karolina Szymaniak, Joanna Lisek and Bella Szwarcman-Czarnota.[8]
Poetry collections[edit]
- Zun iber alts(Sun Over Everything), 1960
- Derner nokhn regn(Thistles After Rain), 1966
- Shamayim B'eysev/Himl tsvishn grozn(Heaven in the Grass), 1968
- Vilde tsig/Iza pziza(Wild She-Goat), 1976[2][6]
References[edit]
- ^abcde"Guide to the Rukhl Fishman Papers, 1940-1990".Online Archive of California.Retrieved2023-09-18.
- ^abcdefg"I Want to Fall Like This".Wayne State University Press.Retrieved2023-09-18.
- ^"My Aunt, Leftist Yiddish Poet, Rokhl Fishman".Yiddish Book Center.Retrieved2023-09-18.
- ^abcdefghiSzwarcman-Czarnota, Bella (2011)."Ruchl Fiszman"(PDF).Cwiszn.4.ISSN2081-8343.
- ^Kutzik, Jordan (2015-03-04)."Joshua Fishman, Yiddishist and Linguistics Pioneer, Dies at 88".The Forward.Retrieved2023-09-18.
- ^abcdefSzymaniak, Karolina; Lisek, Joanna; Szwarcman-Czarnota, Bella, eds. (2018). "Rukhl Fishman".Moja dzika koza: antologia poetek jidysz.Wydawnictwo Austeria.ISBN978-83-7866-209-9.
- ^Szwarcman-Czarnota, Bella (2011)."Sore Szabes"(PDF).Cwiszn.4:43.ISSN2081-8343.
- ^Szymaniak, Karolina; Lisek, Joanna; Szwarcman-Czarnota, Bella, eds. (2018).Moja dzika koza: antologia poetek jidysz.Wydawnictwo Austeria.ISBN978-83-7866-209-9.
