Yehuda Atlas: key obituary facts
Is Yehuda Atlas dead? Yes. Yehuda Atlas died on September 24, 2026, at age 89.
Cause of death: Yehuda Atlas's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Yehuda Atlas known for?
He was an Israeli writer and translator (born 1937).
More about Yehuda Atlas
Born: 12 February 1937.
Place of birth: Ein Iron.
Gender: male.
Occupation: journalist, translator, literary theorist, writer.
Nationality: Israel.
Education: Tel Aviv University.
Awards: Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works, Ze'ev Prize.
Career began: 1962.
Occupations: Writer, poet, translator, journalist, and scholar of children’s literature.
Yehuda Atlas, the Israeli writer, poet and translator, died on September 24, 2026, aged 89.
Born on February 12, 1937, in Ein Iron, he built a career that began in 1962 as a journalist, translator, literary theorist and writer, and was also known for his work as a scholar of children’s literature. His best-known book, Vehayeled Haze Hu Any (And This Child Is Me), appeared in 1977.
Atlas, who studied at Tel Aviv University, received the Prime Minister’s Prize for Hebrew Literary Works and the Ze’ev Prize among other honors.