What is Uri Orlev?
[[File:אורי אורלב.JPG|right|200px]] '''Uri Orlev''' ({{Lang-he|אורי אורלב}}; 24 February 1931 – 26 July 2022) was a Polish-born Israeli children's writer and translator. He won the international [[Hans Christian Andersen Award]] in 1996. Orlev was born in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]. He was known for his 1981 book ''[[The Island on Bird Street]]''. Orlev died on 26 July 2022 in [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]] at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite news |title=Uri Orlev, acclaimed author of children’s Holocaust books, dies at 91 |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/acclaimed-author-of-childrens-holocaust-books-uri-orlev-dies-at-91/ |work=Times of Israel |date=26 July 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Orlev, Uri}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of Israel]] [[Category:Writers from Jerusalem]] [[Category:Children's writers]] [[Category:Israeli translators]] {{bio-stub}}