Background
Haim Rachlevsky (Be'er) was born in Jerusalem to an Orthodox Jewish family. He grew up in the Geula neighborhood, and attended Ma'aleh, a state religious high school.
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Havalim: Hebrew Edition (The Pure Element of Time)
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(The Pure Element of Time ) Author: Haim Be'er Jan-2013
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The Pure Element of Time (The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry)
(Published in 1998 as Havalim, The Pure Element of Time is...)
Published in 1998 as Havalim, The Pure Element of Time is a rich and evocative autobiographical novel about a writer’s development. With his keen eye and opulent writing style, Haim Be’er turns the story of his childhood and maturity into a complex and gripping work of art. Constructed as a triptych, The Pure Element of Time begins with the author’s boyhood. Raised in an orthodox family in an old Jerusalem neighborhood in the early 1950s, Be'er was profoundly influenced by his overly pious grandmother, who was, nonetheless, a natural storyteller whose richly evocative parables and tales inspired his lifelong love for language. The middle section depicts his parents’ marriage, a tragic misalliance between a smart, independent Jerusalem-born woman and a withdrawn and defeated refugee from the Russian pogroms. The emergence of the writer’s individual literary voice—informed by, yet ultimately transcending, the influences of tradition and history—forms the emotional and psychological core of Be’er’s work.
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Haim Be'er
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Career
In 1963–1965 he served in the Israel Defense Forces in the army rabbinate, writing for the army newspaper Mahanayim. Concurrently he worked nights as a copy editor at the daily newspaper Davar. All his books have been published by Am Oved.
For ten years, he wrote a weekly column called "Memoirs of a Bookworm" (Mi-zikhronoteha shel tolaat sefarim). Be'er teaches Hebrew literature at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Be'er's latest novel, El Makom Sheharuakh Holekh, (Back from Heavenly Lack), was inspired by a trek to Nepal and Tibet.
Dedicated to the classic Yiddish writer the Mendele Mocher Sforim, it is a mystical tale about a Hasidic rebbe from Bnei Brak who travels to Tibet.
Achievements
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In 1980, Be'er was awarded the Bernstein Prize (original Hebrew novel category). In 2002, Be'er was the co-recipient (jointly with Maya Bejerano, Yoel Hoffman and Miriam Rut) of the Bialik Prize for literature. In addition, he has won many other literary prizes, including the Prime Minister's Prize.
Works
book
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The Pure Element of Time (The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry)
(Published in 1998 as Havalim, The Pure Element of Time is...)
- Havalim: Hebrew Edition (The Pure Element of Time)
- (The Pure Element of Time ) Author: Haim Be'er Jan-2013
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The Pure Element of Time (The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry)
Membership
In 1966, he began working at the Am Oved publishing house, first as a copyeditor and later as an editor and member of the editorial board.
Awards
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Bialik Prize the Bernstein Prize; Bialik Prize In 1980, Be'er was awarded the Bernstein Prize (original Hebrew novel category). In 2002, Be'er was the co-recipient (jointly with Maya Bejerano, Yoel Hoffman and Miriam Rut) of the Bialik Prize for literature. In addition, he has won many other literary prizes, including the Prime Minister's Prize. The Bialik Prize is an annual literary award given by the municipality of Tel Aviv, Israel for significant accomplishments in Hebrew literature.Bialik Prize the Bernstein Prize; Bialik Prize In 1980, Be'er was awarded the Bernstein Prize (original Hebrew novel category). In 2002, Be'er was the co-recipient (jointly with Maya Bejerano, Yoel Hoffman and Miriam Rut) of the Bialik Prize for literature. In addition, he has won many other literary prizes, including the Prime Minister's Prize. The Bialik Prize is an annual literary award given by the municipality of Tel Aviv, Israel for significant accomplishments in Hebrew literature.
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Bialik Prize the Bernstein Prize; Bialik Prize In 1980, Be'er was awarded the Bernstein Prize (original Hebrew novel category). In 2002, Be'er was the co-recipient (jointly with Maya Bejerano, Yoel Hoffman and Miriam Rut) of the Bialik Prize for literature. In addition, he has won many other literary prizes, including the Prime Minister's Prize. The Bialik Prize is an annual literary award given by the municipality of Tel Aviv, Israel for significant accomplishments in Hebrew literature.Bialik Prize the Bernstein Prize; Bialik Prize In 1980, Be'er was awarded the Bernstein Prize (original Hebrew novel category). In 2002, Be'er was the co-recipient (jointly with Maya Bejerano, Yoel Hoffman and Miriam Rut) of the Bialik Prize for literature. In addition, he has won many other literary prizes, including the Prime Minister's Prize. The Bialik Prize is an annual literary award given by the municipality of Tel Aviv, Israel for significant accomplishments in Hebrew literature.