Ramy Ditzanny

Ramy Ditzanny (1950-2012), was born in Tel Aviv and lived in Jerusalem. He earned degrees from the Technion University and from the London Film School, and was also a trained desert expedition guide. He worked as a communication and development engineer, and taught cinema to young people. He was also a translator and editor, and ran writing workshops. Ditzanny published his first poems in 1982. He received several awards, including the Tel Aviv Foundation Award, the Jerusalem Foundation Award, the ACUM Prize, The Prime Minister’s Prize twice (1994; 2004) and the Wertheim Prize for Poetry (2001).