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]

  • Buchman Prize by Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Authority (2003)[6]
  • Jeanette Schocken Prize – Bremerhaven Citizens' Prize for Literature for her entire oeuvre (2007)[6]
  • Her book Once There Was A Family was chosen among the 30 best books of 2007 by the Swiss newspaper Neue Zurcher Zeitung[6]
  • Kugel Prize for literature, awarded by the Municipality of Holon (2010)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eisele, Ines (2018-04-19). "Israel′s 70th: not a happy celebration for author Lizzie Doron". DW. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 4 Lev-Ari, Shiri (2008-03-18). "My Three Homelands". Haaretz. Retrieved 2018-06-01.


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