Uri Orlev, born Jerzy Henryk Orłowski, was a Polish-born Israeli children's author and translator, born on 24 February 1931 and died on 26 July 2022. 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. He wrote The Island on Bird Street, and his life and career span Poland and Israel.
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was a Polish-born Israeli children's author and translator
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24 February 1931
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26 July 2022) born Jerzy Henryk Orłowski, was a Polish-born Israeli
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by Israeli author Uri Orlev
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