Tchernichovsky Prize | |
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Awarded for | Exemplary translation to Hebrew |
Country | Israel |
Presented by | Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality |
First awarded | 1942 | (first award 1943)
Website | https://www.tel-aviv.gov.il/Pages/ItemPage.aspx?webId=f09859c7-1a46-40e0-8968-9ae31388b659&listId=229c1b0e-698e-4b08-af1e-e769ab00a112&itemId=11 |
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