Dov Elbaum

Dov Elbaum was born to an ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem family in 1970, and was raised in yeshivas. During his army service, he left the ultra-Orthodox lifestyle and served as a military reporter for the soldiers` magazine, Bamahaneh. Later, he studied in special program for gifted students at Tel Aviv University, working concurrently as a journalist for Hadashot and Yedioth Ahronoth. Elbaum has served as editor-in-chief of Yedioth Ahronoth Publishing House. He now hosts a TV talk show and teaches at Tel Aviv University, integrating religious and secular thought through his research and fiction-writing. Elbaum has published a number of research studies and essays as well as two novels. He was awarded the President`s Prize for Young Writers in 2002.

photo © Eldad Rafaeli

Books Published in Hebrew

Zman Elul (novel), Am Oved, 1997; 2003 [Zman Elul]

My Life with the Forefathers (novel), Am Oved, 2001 [Chayai Im Ha-Avot]

The Lion, His Mane and the Giraffe (children), Am Oved, 2006 [Ha-Arie Ha-Raamtan, Ve-Ha-Giraffa Gam]

A Walk Through the Void (autobiography / non-fiction), Am Oved, 2007 [Masa Ba-Chalal Ha-Panui: Autobiographia Ruchanit]

The Octopus and the Sea Horse (children), Am Oved, 2008 [Zeevik Ha-Tamnun Ve-Hasuson Ephraim]

Books in Translation

Manuscripts available (for publishers only) in English translation
My Life with the Forefathers
The Lion, His Mane and the Giraffe (children)

@Last updated: 3.1.2010