Take no heed of all the words that they speak, lest you hear your servant curse you.

Kohelet 7:21




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Yona Wallach

  • Birth June 14, 1944June 14, 1944 Gregorian
    June 1, 1944 Julian
    Sivan 23, 5704 Hebrew
    ,
    Kiryat Ono, Israel
  • Death September 29, 1985September 29, 1985 Gregorian
    September 16, 1985 Julian
    Tishrei 14, 5746 Hebrew
    ,
    Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Age 41
  • First names Yona
  • Family name Wallach , Volokh , Wollach
  • Occupation types Artistic activity

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Yona Wallach - biography

Yona Wallach (Hebrew: יונה וולך‎, 1944-1985) was an Israeli poet. She was proud of her bisexuality[1] and stunned her readers with her daring expressions of sexuality and spirituality combined.

Wallach also featured Jungian psychology in her work. Wallach also wrote lyrics for, and performed with, Israeli rock bands. Her book, Island Songs, was published in 1969. She died of breast cancer in 1985.

In her poem Yonatan, she portrays herself as a young boy, Yonatan, who is decapitated by other boys who thirst for his blood.

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Йона Волох - биография

Йона Волах (ивр. יונה וולך‎, 1944—1985) — израильская поэтесса, писавшая на иврите.

Родилась в семье выходцев из Бессарабии. Изучала живопись в Тель-Авивской художественной академии (1961—1962). В 1964 г. опубликовала первое стихотворение, в 1966 г. первую книгу «Слова» (ивр. דברים‎). Входила в круг поэтов авангардного направления во главе с Меиром Визельтиром. Лауреат ряда литературных премий. Умерла от рака груди.

На русский язык стихи Волах переводили Савелий Гринберг, Илья Зунделевич, Гали-Дана Зингер и др.

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