Levin Kipnis

Levin Kipnis
Levin Kipnis
	Levin Kipnis and his firstborn son, Shai (1930-1935)
Born	Levin Kipnis; 1 August 1894; Ushomyr, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	20 June 1990 (aged 95); Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupation	Children's author, poet
Language	Hebrew, Yiddish
Nationality	Israeli
Notable works	Shanah Tova
Notable awards	Yatsiv Prize for Children's Literature (1962); Lamdan Prize for Children's Literature (1976); Israel Prize for children's literature (1978);

Levin Kipnis (Hebrew: לֶוִין קִיפְּנִיס; 1 August 1894 – 20 June 1990), or was born 1890,^[1] was an Israeli children's author and poet who wrote mainly in Hebrew and Yiddish. He won the Israel prize in 1978.^[2]

^ His identity card and his tombstone record his year of birth in 1894, but evidence was found in his handwriting that his date of birth is August 1, 1890. This can be seen in a letter to the Bezalel School (now in the Bezalel Archive) in which he writes his age with the date, and dedication of a picture to his uncle where he writes his age with the date. See the back of the picture that appears in Leah Naor's book, "The King of Children," published by Yad Ben Zvi. Information from Hebrew Wikipedia page on Levin Kipnis
^ "Levin Kipnis, Author, 96 - Obituary - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. 1990-06-23. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2010-06-23.

[1] His identity card and his tombstone record his year of birth in 1894, but evidence was found in his handwriting that his date of birth is August 1, 1890. This can be seen in a letter to the Bezalel School (now in the Bezalel Archive) in which he writes his age with the date, and dedication of a picture to his uncle where he writes his age with the date. See the back of the picture that appears in Leah Naor's book, "The King of Children," published by Yad Ben Zvi. Information from Hebrew Wikipedia page on Levin Kipnis

[2] "Levin Kipnis, Author, 96 - Obituary - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. 1990-06-23. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2010-06-23.

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Levin Kipnis
Levin Kipnis and his firstborn son, Shai (1930-1935)
Born	Levin Kipnis (1894-08-01)1 August 1894 Ushomyr, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	20 June 1990(1990-06-20) (aged 95) Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupation	Children's author, poet
Language	Hebrew, Yiddish
Nationality	Israeli
Notable works	Shanah Tova
Notable awards	Yatsiv Prize for Children's Literature (1962) Lamdan Prize for Children's Literature (1976) Israel Prize for children's literature (1978)