Dorit Ginzburg-Silverman is one of the colorful figures in Israeli literary and bohemian life. She married one of Israel’s most popular stand-up comedians and moved to Eilat, the enchanted tropical town on the Red Sea, where they raised three children.
The author has published 17 books, including short stories, novels, children’s books, research titles, and academic publications. Dr. Silverman has been teaching literature at leading Israeli universities, and is currently the head of the Creative Writing Department at Beit-Berl College. She has been awarded prizes for her work and has attended many international seminars. After her divorce, the author moved to Tel Aviv, and now working as a lawyer specialised in family law.
I was born Jewish and Israeli in Haifa, a totally binational city. I now live in hardcore Tel-Aviv, on the longest street of the city in memory of the murdered Arlozorov.
I have two pens at home – with one I write novels, with the other I write statements of claim or defense as a lawyer for family law. I also use the writers pen as an editor and as a ghost writer (What is it? Imagine those skits where one person stands with its hands behind its back and another person stands behind him, sticking its hands out to function for him.) In between I lecture, teach creative writing courses and other various livelihoods.
I got my PHD for literature and Philosophy on 1990, at the Bar-Ilan’s secretariat that carried the sign “Via Doctoroza”. After a while I cooled down, and after a while longer I wanted more, and on 2001 I went to law school. I received my lawyer diploma from the former chairmen of the supreme court- Aharon Barak.
I wondered threw many universities – Tel-Aviv, Haifa, Bar-Ilan, the Negev and Beer-Sheva as a lecturer. I was Dean at the Hameshulash College at Bak’a El-Garbia, and at Beit-Berl College I was head of the artistic writing department. I wondered a lot until I realized that the academy is not the right institute for me.
I took part in some international conventions, lecturing about my writing. My books were translated in to several languages, and you can look that up at the BOOKS pages. I received several scholarships, awards and grants, which helped as an income as well as a good substitute for applause that singers always get at the end of a good show and writers never get at the end of a good book, when you finish reading it at 2am, alone, on some remote Bed.
Such as:
The “Tel-Aviv Foundation for Art and Culture” Award for Literature, 1980.
The “Dov Sadan Foundation” Scholarship for Master’s Degree Paper, 1981.
The “Memoerial Foundation” Award for Jewish Culture, 1991.
The “Israeli Film Fund” Grant, 1993.
The “kugel” Award for literature, 2001.
My favorite amongst my books is the next one.
Throughout all of my thoughts, which some were written and some were made in to books, I had three children. They are my masterpieces – Tom, Dean and Avigail.
Short biography
Dorit Silverman, born 1956 in Israel,
Got her PHD for literature and Philosophy in 1990, Wandered through many universities -serving as Dean, Head of department or lecturer . Her books were translated to several languages and she received several scholarships, awards and grants, which helped as an income as well as a good substitute for applause, that singers always get at the end of a good show, yet writers never get at the end of a good book, when you finish reading late at night, alone, on some remote Bed.
Such as: The “Tel-Aviv Foundation for Art and Culture” Award for Literature, 1980; The “Dov Sadan Foundation” Scholarship for Master’s Degree Paper, 1981; The “Memoerial Foundation” Award for Jewish Culture, 1991; The “Israeli Film Fund” Grant, 1993; The “kugel” Award for literature, 2001.
“My favorite amongst my books is always the next one.
Throughout all of my thoughts, which some were written and some were made in to books, I had three children. They are my masterpieces – Tom, Dean and Avigail”. Dorit Silverman.
and now – c.v. in ACADEMIC STYLES:
Dorit Silverman (Ginzburg)
Born in Israel on 12/2/1956
Mother of three
Bar-Ilan University 1990 Literature and Philosophy PHD
Lectured at:
Tel-Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Kibbutzim College of Education, Menashe College, The Max Stern Academic College Of Emek Yezreel, Hameshulash College, the Open University of Israel, University of Haifa.
And at:
The convention of German – Israeli – Palestinian Writers at Givat-Haviva, 1995. Sponsored by “The Center of Political Education in Rhineland-Palatinate, Chairmanship of Georg Mayer. In the subject of: “Literature and Appeasement – From a Charged Relationship to a Normal Relationship”
The convention of German – Israeli – Palestinian Writers at Speyer, Germany, 1997. On the subject of: “Homeland”
The convention of Mediterranean Writers at Marseille, France. July, 2002. On the subject of: “A Foreigner Arrives to Your Homeland and Ask You Questions, What would you answer?”
Awards, Scholarships, Research Grants:
The “Tel-Aviv Foun for Art and Culture” Award for Literature, 1980.
The “Dov Sadan Foun” Scholarship for Master’s Degree Paper, 1981.
The ” Memorial Foundation” Award for Jewish Culture, 1991.
The “Israeli Film Fund” Grant, 1993.
The “kugel” Award for literature, 2001.
Chief Editor of:
The “Hebrew Writers Association in Israel” periodical- “Moznaim”
“Popular University” Newsletter.
More:
Adaptation for “Custration”, a Novel by Dorit Silverman, as the film- “Tahara”.
Published 16 books – Novels, Novellas, Short Stories.
Edited an anthology of woman’s Literature “A Nymph in Jeans”. Published by “Hed-Arzi Press”, 1998.
Edited an anthology of literature about murder “Murder near home”. Published by “Keter Press”, 2001.
Teacher at an experimental project of literature studies for gifted students at “Ironi Daled” High school. 1992-3.
Creative Writing Workshops:
The ” University”, Tel-Aviv.
The ” Cathedra”, Raanana.
“Beit Alon”, Givaataim.
Nes Ziona’s Public Library.
“Beit Rothshield”, Haifa.
“Beit Berl”
“Beit Ariela”, Tel-Aviv.
PHD Paper:
“The Jewish Divided Self in the Works of Philip Roth and A.B.Yehoshua – a comparing function”. The paper was written in Hebrew. 253 pages. Approved 11/9/1990. Advisor: Professor Hillel Barzel.
Theoretical Writing:
“A Study of Yona Volach’s work”. Processing of The Masters Degree Paper.
“Misticism &Hypnosis in the works of Amos Oz” The Post-Doctorat thesis
