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Iftach Alony
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Iftach Alony

Israeli writer, poet and architect

Iftach Alony (Hebrew: יפתח אלוני; born 15 September 1955) is an Israeli writer, poet, and architect; he is the founder and chief editor of The Short Story Project, and the founder and co-editor of Afik – Israeli Literature.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Iftach Alony (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 15, 1955.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedCentre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona3
  • Date not recordedTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology3

Early life

Alony was born and raised on Kibbutz Gvulot, located in the northwestern Negev desert. His parents, Shimon and Shoshana, were among the kibbutz founders. His father arrived in Israel at the age of seventeen on the Kastner train. His mother, Shoshana, was born on Moshav Givat Hen, near Ra'anana; her father, Israel, had been a member of the group of vegan pioneers who tried to settle Mount Kinneret and later deserted the area.

In 1960, the future of Kibbutz Gvulot was in jeopardy following the departure of most of its members. Along with a few others, Alony's parents stayed; Alony was one of a handful of children who remained on the kibbutz. The years of communal sleeping in the children's house, the constant search for social and academic frameworks in the nearby kibbutzim, and loneliness left their mark on him.

From Wikipedia’s article on Iftach Alony (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: architect, poet, literary editor.4

Personal life

  • BornSep 15, 1955, Gvulot5
  • CitizenshipIsrael6

Alony is the father of four, and lives with his partner.

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