Miriam Schneid-Ofseyer (Hebrew: מרים שנייד־אופזיהר; December 9, 1923 – September 20, 2012)[2] was an Israeli-Canadian poet and educator.

Miriam Schneid
BornMiriam Goldschmidt
(1923-12-09)December 9, 1923
Lutsk, Soviet Union
DiedSeptember 20, 2012(2012-09-20) (aged 88)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
LanguageHebrew[1]
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem
GenrePoetry
Spouse
  • (m. 1945; died 1974)

    Rabbi Dr. Arieh Ofseyer
    (m. 1976; died 1997)

    Miklos Emhecht
    (m. 1998)

Born in Lutsk, Soviet Union, Schneid immigrated with her family to Hebron in 1926. Her father was murdered in the 1929 massacre, and she (then five years old) and her mother were severely injured.[3] They moved to Jerusalem, where she afterwards graduated from the Mizrahi Teachers' Seminary and the Hebrew University. She later emigrated to Toronto.[4]

Publications edit

  • Roman be-mikhtavim [A Novel in Love Letters]. Jerusalem: Hotsaʼat ʻAmud. 1949.
  • ʻAd tom: shirim [To the End]. Tel Aviv: Hotsa'at Maḥberot le-sifrut. 1959.
  • Shire stav [Songs of Autumn]. Tel Aviv: Hotsa'at Maḥberot le-sifrut. 1968.
  • Sheʻat ratson [Hour of Desire]. Jerusalem: Reʼuven Mas. 1973.
  • Lilakh [Lilac]. Tel Aviv: Traklin. 1976. With Naftali (Otto) Schneid.
  • Lilac: Love Poems Exchanged. Toronto: Source Books. 1976. ISBN 0-919552-59-5. Translation of Lilakh.
  • Li-leyovah be-ahavah [To My Husband with Love]. Tel Aviv: Traklin. 1978.
  • Yeraḥ ha-devosh [The Honeymoon]. Tel Aviv: Traklin. 1979.
  • The Honeymoon: Love Poems to My Husband. Toronto: Source Books. 1979. ISBN 0-919552-61-7. Translation of Yeraḥ ha-devosh.
  • Helma, Isabel, ed. (1984). To My Husband with Love. Translated by Ofseyer, Arieh L. (2nd ed.). Toronto: Source Books. Translation of Li-leyovah be-ahavah.
  • Meinem Gatten in Liebe (in German). Translated by Kleer, Helga. Toronto: Source Books. 1985. Translation of Li-leyovah be-ahavah.
  • Megilat Elifele le-Shin Shalom. Tel Aviv: Eked. 1991.
  • Windows of Sun. Toronto: Source Books. 1994.
  • Twilight. Toronto: Source Books. 1996. ISBN 0-919552-70-6.

References edit

  1. ^ Fuerstenberg, Adam G. (2006). "Jewish Writing". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada.
  2. ^ "Ofseyer-Emhecht, Miriam". Toronto Star. Toronto. September 22, 2012. p. GT9.
  3. ^ Gasner, Cynthia (January 22, 2004). "Octogenarian couple share love, laughter and poetry". Canadian Jewish News. Don Mills, Ontario. p. 24.
  4. ^ Galron-Goldschläger, Joseph (ed.). "Miriam Schneid-Ofseyer". Leksikon ha-sifrut ha-'ivrit ha-ḥadasha (in Hebrew). Ohio State University. Retrieved 10 January 2022.