Background
Amalia Kahana was born on Kibbutz Ein Harod. Her father, Haim Kahana, was one of the founders of the kibbutz.
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Amalia Kahana-Carmon
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She moved to Tel Aviv, where she studied at Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium.
Career
She was awarded the Israel Prize for literature in 2000. During the 1948 Palestine war she served in the Negev Brigade of Palmach as a signals operator and wrote the famous telegram for the capture of Eilat. She received a master"s degree in literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1964.
Carmon writes about the lives of traditional women in a male-dominated environment.
Despite their romantic defeats, her heroines emerge as queens who recognize what they have lost but continue to have hope. While challenging the happily-ever-after paradigm, she still believes in the dignifying aspects of the ability to love.
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Israel Prize Israel Prize; the Brenner Prize In 1985, Kahana was awarded the Brenner Prize for literature. In 2000, she was awarded the Israel Prize, for original Hebrew literature.
The Israel Prize (Hebrew: פרס ישראל) is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is generally regarded as the state's highest honor.The Israel Prize (Hebrew: פרס ישראל) is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is generally regarded as the state's highest honor.