Bialik Prize

The Bialik Prize () is one of Israel's most prestigious literary awards. Established in 1933 by the Tel Aviv Municipality, it is awarded annually in recognition of significant contributions to Hebrew literature. The prize is named in honor of the national poet of Israel, Hayim Nahman Bialik, and was inaugurated to coincide with his 60th birthday.

The award is presented in two distinct categories: Literature, encompassing fiction and poetry, and Jewish Thought (), which recognizes scholarly contributions to Jewish philosophy and scholarship. Since its inception, the prize has served as a primary marker of excellence within the Hebrew-language literary and academic canon.

List of recipients Year Literature Jewish Thought 1933 Yehezkel Kaufmann1956 1934 Shmuel Yosef Agnon1950 — 1935 Avraham Freiman Benyamin Menasseh Levin 1936 David Shimoni1949 1937 Jacob Steinberg Avraham Kahana 1938 Ya'akov Cohen Baruch Chizik 1939 1940 Naftali Herz Tur-Sinai 1941 Shalom Yosef Shapira Joseph Klausner1949 1942 Nahum Slouschz 1943 Aharon Avraham Kabak Abraham Polak 1944 Yeruḥam Fishel Lachower 1945 Jacob Fichman1953 Yitzhak Baer 1946 Yehuda Gur 1947 Uri Zvi Grinberg1954, 1977 Shmuel Abba Hordotzki 1948 Max Brod Jacob Nachum Epstein 1949 David Shimoni1936 Joseph Klausner1941 1950 Shmuel Yosef Agnon1934 Moshe Zvi Segal1936 1951 Zalman Shneur David Ben-Gurion1971 1952 Isaac Dov Berkowitz1965 Chaim Yehoshua Kosovski 1953 Jacob Fichman1945 Yitzhak Ben-Zvi 1954 Nahman Avigad 1955 Moshe Shamir 1956 Zvi Vislevsky Yehezkel Kaufmann1933 1957 Nathan Alterman Saul Lieberman 1958 — Moshe Zilberg 1959 Moshe Meizlish 1960 — Yosef Braslavy 1961 Mordechai Ben Yehezkel Martin Buber 1962 Baruch Kurzweil Yosef Qafih1973 1964 Yocheved Bat-Miriam Avraham Ya’ari 1965 Isaac Dov Berkowitz1952 Yehuda Ratzaby1979 1966 Shraga Abramson 1967 Simon Halkin Abba Bendavid 1968 Ezra Zussman Getzel Kressel 1969 Aharon Reuveni Hanoch Albeck 1970 Haim Hazaz1942 Nechemia Aloni 1971 Amir Gilboa David Ben-Gurion1951 1972 Abraham Regelson Yeshayahu Tishbi 1973 Yosef Qafih1962 1974 Israel Cohen Yehuda Komlosh 1975 Haim Gouri — 1976 Benyamin Kosovski 1977 Uri Zvi Grinberg1947, 1954 Gershom Scholem 1978 1979 1980 Dov Sadan Dan Miron 1981 1982 Nathan Zach Israel Levin 1983 1984 Mordechai Breuer 1985 1986 Ezra Fleischer 1987 Gershon Shaked 1988 Nathan Shaham 1989 1990 1991 S. Yizhar 1992 Gabriel Preil — 1993 1994 Benjamin Pinkus 1996 Avraham Grossman 1997 Yehoshua Kenaz — 1998 1999 — 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2018 — 2022 —

References

External links List of recipients 1933-2008, Tel Aviv Municipality website (Hebrew) Bialik Prize rules- Tel Aviv Municipality website (Hebrew)