Name Raquel Chalfi | Role Poet | |
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Education Hebrew University of Jerusalem | ||
רחל חלפי - איתן שטיינברג - מדרגות הנסתר - Raquel Chalfi - Eitan Steinberg - Stairs of the Unknown
Raquel Chalfi (Hebrew: רחל חלפי) is an Israeli poet.
Contents
- Raquel Chalfi Eitan Steinberg Stairs of the Unknown
- Biography
- Awards and recognition
- Poetry books published in Hebrew
- References
Biography
Raquel (Rachel) Chalfi was born in Tel Aviv, where she lives and works. Her uncle was the poet and actor Avraham Halfi. She completed her MA in English literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and later studied theater at University of California, Berkeley as well as film at the AFI Conservatory in Hollywood. Chalfi is married to Chaim Tadmor, a broadcaster, writer and poet. Their son, Daniel, is an English teacher.
Chalfi has worked as a journalist and independent filmmaker and has taught film at Tel Aviv University. She has made documentaries as well as experimental films and has written plays for which she won awards, both in Israel and abroad.
Chalfi published her first book of poetry, Underwater and Other Poems, in 1975. Since then, she has published seven more collections of poetry.
Awards and recognition
Chalfi is the recipient of several literary awards, including the following: