Judith Frieda Lina Herzberg (born 4 November 1934) is a Dutch poet and
writer.Judith Herzberg is the daughter of lawyer and writer Abel
Herzberg.[1] During World War II Herzberg went into hiding on various
locations. Since 1983 Herzberg lives alternately in the Netherlands
and Israel.[1] She mainly writes poems and plays, and also works on
films. Herzberg debuted in 1961 as a poet in the weekly Vrij
Nederland. Two years later, she published her first poetry collection,
Zeepost.[2] She also wrote the plays Leedvermaak, Charlotte and
Rijgdraad, which were made into films by Frans Weisz. Charlotte is
about the painter Charlotte Salomon who died in Auschwitz.[3] In 1997
Herzberg received the P. C. Hooft Award for her entire oeuvre.[2]
writer.Judith Herzberg is the daughter of lawyer and writer Abel
Herzberg.[1] During World War II Herzberg went into hiding on various
locations. Since 1983 Herzberg lives alternately in the Netherlands
and Israel.[1] She mainly writes poems and plays, and also works on
films. Herzberg debuted in 1961 as a poet in the weekly Vrij
Nederland. Two years later, she published her first poetry collection,
Zeepost.[2] She also wrote the plays Leedvermaak, Charlotte and
Rijgdraad, which were made into films by Frans Weisz. Charlotte is
about the painter Charlotte Salomon who died in Auschwitz.[3] In 1997
Herzberg received the P. C. Hooft Award for her entire oeuvre.[2]
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