Lev Hakak
| Lev Hakak | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1944 Israel |
| Residence | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Tel Aviv University University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Lawyer, academic, novelist, poet |
Lev Hakak is an Israeli-born American lawyer, academic, novelist and poet. He is a Professor of Hebrew Language and Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the author of several books on Hebrew literature. He has written four poetry collections and two novels.
Early life
Lev Hakak was born in 1944 in Israel.[1][2][3] His parents were Iraqi Jews who experienced pro-Nazi antisemitic sentiments in Iraq in the 1940s and emigrated to Israel in 1951-1952.[1][2]
Hakak graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in Hebrew Literature and Political Science in 1967. He attended graduate school at Tel Aviv University in 1968-1970, and he earned a PhD in Modern Hebrew Literature from UCLA in 1974. His thesis was entitled Modes of Organization in Modern Hebrew Free Verse.[4]
Career
Hakak began his career as a poet in the early 1960s, when he published two poetry collections.[5] In 1977, he published his first novel, The Ingathered.[5] His work challenges the canon of Hebrew literature.[3] He has published articles in The Huffington Post.[6]
Hakak has been a Professor of Hebrew Language and Literature at UCLA since 1974.[1][7] He is the author of several scholarly books on Hebrew Literature. His first scholarly volume, published in 1977, focused on poets Avraham Ben-Yitzhak, Amir Gilboa, Natan Zakh and Shlomo Zamir.[5] In 1981, he was one of the first scholars to analyze Mizrahi Jews in Hebrew Literature.[5] His 2009 book, The Emergence of Modern Hebrew Literature in Babylon from 1735-1950, is about Jewish poetry in Iraq.[8]
Hakak is also a member of the Israel Bar Association and the State Bar of California.[7]
Personal life
Hakak resides in Beverly Hills, California.[9] In May 2016, he submitted an application to run for the Beverly Hills City Council.[9]
Works
Poetry collections
- Hakak, Lev (1962). Still Bound In Spring.
- Hakak, Lev (1963). My Lord, You Are Good.
- Hakak, Lev (1981). If I Forget Thee.
- Hakak, Lev (1981). To Bequeath Hebrew Poetry in Los Angeles.
Novels
- Hakak, Lev (1977). The Ingathered.
- Hakak, Lev (1984). Stranger Among Brothers.
Scholarly books
- Hakak, Lev (1977). With Four Poets: Avraham Ben Yitzhak, Amir Gilboa, Natan Zakh, Shlomo Zamir.
- Hakak, Lev (1981). Inferiors and Superiors: Oriental Jews in the Hebrew Short Story.
- Hakak, Lev (1985). Episodes in Oriental Jewish Literature.
- Hakak, Lev (1993). Equivocal Dreams: Studies in Modern Hebrew Literature. Hoboken, New Jersey: Ktav. ISBN 9780881254662. OCLC 28111455.
- Hakak, Lev (1994). A House on the Hill.
- Hakak, Lev (2001). Modern Hebrew Literature Made Into Films. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America. ISBN 9780761819844. OCLC 47002170.
- Hakak, Lev (2009). The Emergence of Modern Hebrew Literature in Babylon from 1735-1950. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press. ISBN 9781557535146. OCLC 309836002.
References
- 1 2 3 Tugend, Tom (March 24, 2003). "Iraqi Jews in L.A.: War is necessary evil". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- 1 2 Tugend, Tom (March 27, 2003). "Anxiety and Hope". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- 1 2 Abramson, Glenda (2004). Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish Culture. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415298131. OCLC 57470923.
- ↑ "Modes of organization in modern Hebrew free verse". WorldCat. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Alcalay, Ammiel (1996). Keys to the Garden: New Israeli Writing. San Francisco, California: City Lights Books. p. 286. ISBN 9780872863088. OCLC 32859679.
- ↑ "Lev Hakak". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- 1 2 "Lev Hakak". Purdue University Press. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ↑ Sabar, Yona (Fall 2012). "Reviewed Work: The Emergence of Modern Hebrew Creativity in Babylon, 1735–1950 by Lev Hakak". Shofar. 31 (1): 147. JSTOR 10.5703/shofar.31.1.147. (registration required (help)).
- 1 2 Talbot, Victoria (May 27, 2016). "27 Residents Submit Applications For Vacant City Council Seat" (PDF). The Beverly Hills Courier. p. 22. Retrieved May 28, 2016.