Background
Yitshak Orpaz was born in the Soviet Union.
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Yitzhak Orpaz
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Tel Aviv University.
Career
He immigrated to Mandate Palestine at the age of 17. He enlisted in the British Army during the Second World War and served in the Jewish Brigade. He served in the Israel Defense Forces during the Israeli War of Independence.
After the war he served in the regular army.
He studied philosophy and Hebrew literature at Tel Aviv University. His first book Wild Grass was published in 1959.
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Israeli
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Israel Prize; Israel Prize In 2005, Orpaz was awarded the Israel Prize for 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.