Herz Bergner

Herz Bergner (1907–1970) was a novelist who was born in Radymno, Poland in 1907. His family moved to Vienna, Austria, at the start of World War I, and returned to Poland at the end of the war. Bergner's brother, Melech Ravitch, a Yiddish writer, emigrated to Australia in 1933. Herz Bergner followed him in 1938, originally to raise funds for Jewish secular schools in Poland.[1] Once in Australia Bergner met Pinchus Goldhar and other Yiddish writers and, together with Abraham Schulman and Goldhar, began the literary publication Oyfboy which was published in Melbourne.[2]

Herz Bergner
Born	1907 Radymno, Poland
Died	1970 Melbourne, Australia
Occupation	writer
Language	Yiddish/English
Nationality	Polish/Australian
Notable works	Between Sky and Sea
Notable awards	ALS Gold Medal
Years active	1928–1966

In 1948 Bergner was awarded the ALS Gold Medal for his novel Between Sky and Sea.

Herz Bergner died in 1970.[2]

Bibliography

Novels

• Between Sky and Sea (1946)
• Light and Shadow (1963)

Short story collection

• The New House (1941)
• Where the Truth Lies (1966)

Awards

• 1948 winner ALS Gold Medal – Between Sky and Sea[3]

References

1. "Herz Bergner" Archive of Australian Judaica, The University of Sydney
2. Austlit – Herz Bergner
3. "Melbourne Author Wins Gold Medal" The Argus, 10 December 1948, p10