Uri Orlev

Uri Orlev
Native name
אורי אורלב
Born(1931-02-24)24 February 1931
Warsaw, Poland
Died26 July 2022(2022-07-26) (aged 91)
Israel
OccupationWriter and translator
LanguagePolish, Hebrew
CitizenshipIsraeli, Polish
Notable worksThe Island on Bird Street, Run, Boy, Run and The Lead Soldiers
Notable awardsHans Christian Andersen Award (1996)
Bialik Prize (2006)
Children3, including his son Itamar Orlev


Uri Orlev (Hebrew: אורי אורלב; 24 February 1931 – 26 July 2022) born Jerzy Henryk Orłowski, was a Polish-born Israeli children's author and translator. He received the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1996 for his "lasting contribution to children's literature", the Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works in 1972 and the Bialik Prize for literature in 2006.

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