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Janice Rebibo (née Silverman; January 31, 1950 – March 11, 2015) was an American-born Israeli poet who began writing in Hebrew in the mid-1980s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Janice Silverman Rebibo, American-born Israeli poet, dies at 65 )〕 ==Poet== Rebibo's poetry has been described as having “a new strength and the kind of courage that comprises a strategic breakthrough, a stance of both audacity and humor that adds something new to the war of independence of Israel's consciousness – a revolution of language, spirit and mind”, according to critic Menahem Ben.〔Ben, Menahem, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVNmXKsR4pI&p=F5FF168188B76053 YouTube], December 1, 2007〕 Rebibo, a native of the Greater Boston Area, began writing in Hebrew while studying Hebrew language and literature at Hebrew College. Dozens of her poems have appeared in Israel's major newspapers and journals. Recently, an anthology of Israeli writers of English included several of her poems and the journal, Iton 77, featured her Hebrew poem, ''Etzb'a Elohim'' (''God's finger'').〔Iton 77 vol. 344 Jan-Feb 2010 גליון 344 שבט-אדר תש"ע ינואר-פברואר 2010〕 The first of her four poetry collections, ''Zara'' (a stranger-woman, referring to the figure in Proverbs), was published in 1997.〔(Open Library profile ), openlibrary.org; accessed March 17, 2015.〕 She later served as chief translator for Natan Yonatan, completing ''Within the Song to Live'', his bilingual volume of selected work, following that popular poet’s death in 2004.〔Yonatan, Natan. ''Within the Song to Live'', trans. Janice Silverman Rebibo and others, music CD, Gefen Jerusalem & NY, 2005; ISBN 965-229-345-8〕〔()〕〔()〕 ''Zara Betzion: shirim 1984-2006'', a blend of two literary traditions, is Rebibo’s latest collection, which received a President of Israel Award and other prizes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1984-2006 )〕 Her poems have been set to music by composer, Gidi Koren. In addition to the English libretto for composer Matti Kovler's ''The Escape of Jonah'', Rebibo also collaborated with Kovler to write the libretto for ''Here Comes Messiah!'', performed at Carnegie Hall in 2009 and at Boston's Jordan Hall in 2010.〔(Boston University Program for Scripture and the Arts ), bu.edu; accessed March 17, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Janice Rebibo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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