Esther Raab
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| Native name | אסתר ראב |
| Born | April 25, 1894 Petah Tikva, Palestine |
| Died | September 4, 1981 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | poet, prose writer |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Notable awards | Kugel Prize (Israel) |
| Years active | 1921-1981 |
| Spouse | Yitzhak Green |
Esther Raab (Hebrew: אסתר ראב; April 25, 1894 – September 4, 1981) was a Hebrew author of prose and poetry, known as "the first Sabra poet", for the prominence of her native landscape in her imagery.
Esther Raab was born and raised in the rural Moshava of Petah Tikva in Palestine (part of Ottoman Syria at the time), to founding residents Yehuda and Leah Raab. Raab's grandfather was an immigrant from the Hungarian village of Szent István who settled in Jerusalem. In late 1909, aged fifteen, she was prohibited by her father from attending the moshava's school, which was a mixed gender establishment, and later wrote that she was much hurt by that decision.
In 1913 she moved to Degania Alef, with Second Aliyah pioneers. In 1914, she returned to Petah Tikva.
In late 1921, Raab married her cousin, Yitzhak Green, in Cairo, and lived in Egypt for a few years. She first published her poetry in the early 1920s. She later returned to Palestine (by then under British rule) and lived in Tel Aviv until 1945, when she returned to Petah Tikva. During that time, she studied education, and worked in teaching and agriculture. Green died suddenly in 1930. Raab dedicated her first book of collected poetry to him.
Raab continued to publish over several decades, often silent for years due to financial and other difficulties.
In 1964, Raab won the Kugel Prize, awarded by the municipality of Holon, Israel, for her book of poetry The Poems of Esther Raab (Hebrew).
Books in Hebrew
Later Compilations and Editions in Hebrew
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