Uri Zvi Greenberg

Uri Zvi Greenberg
אורי צבי גרינברג
Greenberg in 1956
Faction represented in the Knesset
1949–1951Herut
Personal details
Born22 September 1896
Died8 May 1981(1981-05-08) (aged 84)
Military service
Branch/serviceAustro-Hungarian Army
Years of service1915–1918 (deserted)
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Uri Zvi Greenberg (Hebrew: אורי צבי גרינברג; September 22, 1896 – May 8, 1981; also spelled Uri Zvi Grinberg) was an Israeli poet, journalist and politician who wrote in Yiddish and Hebrew.

Widely regarded among the greatest poets in the country's history, he was awarded the Israel Prize in 1957 and the Bialik Prize in 1947, 1954 and 1977, all for his contributions to fine literature. Greenberg is considered the most significant representative of modernist Expressionism in Hebrew and Yiddish literature.