Literatureיהודה ויזן

Yehuda Vizan

Yehuda Vizan is an Israeli poet, translator, critic and editor who founded the literary magazine Dehak.

born 1985Founding the magazine DehakHebrew translation of MausThe novel PekahPoetry criticism

Born: 28 July 1985, Yehud
Occupation: poet, literary critic

Yehuda Vizan was born in 1985 in Yehud

Yehuda Vizan was born on July 28, 1985, in Yehud, to a family of Turkish origin. He finished high school at Blich High School in Ramat Gan.

In 2006 he founded the poetry paper Ketem with Oded Carmeli, and in 2007 the two founded the Tel Aviv Poetry Festival. That year they left a suspicious package at the offices of the Helicon association, which police sappers blew up. The two were questioned and said it was a metaphor for their next issue.

In June 2011 he founded Dehak, a magazine and publishing house. He has worked as a poetry critic for Haaretz, Walla and Time Out Tel Aviv, and translated works by T. S. Eliot, Art Spiegelman, James Joyce and others. His first novel, Pekah, appeared in 2016 and won the Minister of Culture Award.

In 2022 he received the Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works. He has also earned a living coaching basketball, teaching and in construction. He is married to Michal and lives in Tel Aviv.