Literatureחיים נגיד

Haim Nagid

Haim Nagid was an Israeli poet, writer, playwright, editor and literary and theater critic.

1940 to 2025Poetry and playsLiterary and theater criticismEditing Maariv's literary sectionCo-founding the General Union of Writers

Born: 8 September 1940, Bucharest
Died: 31 August 2025, Tel Aviv
Occupation: poet, literary theorist, writer, editor
Education: Tel Aviv University

Haim Nagid was born in 1940 in Bucharest

Nagid was born in Bucharest, Romania, in 1940 under the name Carol Silviu Löwenberg. He moved to Israel in 1948.

After leaving the IDF, he worked as a bookkeeper while studying philosophy, literature and education at Tel Aviv University, where he earned a doctorate. During his studies he began teaching literature and philosophy in high schools.

After 7 years of teaching he turned to editing, including the Education Corps paper Bein Galim. From 1976 to 1992 he edited the literary section of Maariv. He wrote hundreds of literary and theater reviews for newspapers and radio, and from 1996 he lectured at several academic institutions.

In 1996 he helped found the General Union of Writers in Israel, where he founded the journal Gag in 1998 and the Sifra publishing house. He chaired the union from 2003 to 2008. His books of poetry include Thirty Poems from 1971, and his plays were staged at the Cameri and elsewhere.

He was the father of the poet and editor Mia Shem-Or. He died on August 31, 2025.