Lizzie Doron

Doron in 2012

Lizzie Doron (born 1953) is an Israeli author.[1] Her mother was a Holocaust survivor from Germany. Doron was born five years after Israel was established as a country. She has written about her family's history and personal experiences. She has also written about Palestinians and changes in Israel.[1] Her book, "Peaceful Times", is about a woman living in Tel Aviv who forgets her childhood in World War II.[2]

She served in the Israeli Defense Force and lived on a kibbutz. Several of her friends died in the Golan Heights during conflict with Lebanon. She eventually moved to Tel Aviv. Doron then started writing about Palestinian activists. One of her children now lives in Germany.[1] Doron formerly worked as a linguist at the University of Tel Aviv.[3] She has written about her changing views of the country.[4] In 2007, she received the Jeanette Schocken Prize for literature in Germany. Her book, "Once There Was A Family," was chosen among the 30 best books of 2007 by the Swiss newspaper Neue Zurcher Zeitung.[5] Doron says that she no longer believes in Zionism.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eisele, Ines (2018-04-19). "Israel′s 70th: not a happy celebration for author Lizzie Doron". DW. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  2. ↑ "Spokojne czasy". Newsweek Polska (in Polish). 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  3. 1 2 Sigrid, Brinkmann (2005-02-14). "Die Kluft zwischen Zionisten und Juden". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  4. ↑ "Lizzie Doron: Coming to Germany from Israel for equality, freedom and compassion". DW. 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  5. ↑ Lev-Ari, Shiri (2008-03-18). "My Three Homelands". Haaretz. Retrieved 2018-06-01.


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