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The exceptional translator Barbara Harshav has died

ื“ื™ ื’ืขื ื™ืึทืœืข ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆืขืจื™ืŸ ื‘ืึทืจื‘ืึทืจืึท ื”ืจืฉื‘ึฟ ืื™ื– ืึทื•ื•ืขืงThe exceptional translator Barbara Harshav has died ื–ื™ ื”ืึธื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื’ืขืฉื™ืœื“ืขืจื˜ ื“ื™ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉืข ืคึผืึธืขื–ื™ืข ื•ื•ื™ ื ืึธืกื˜ืึทืœื’ื™ืฉืŸ ืคึฟืึธืœืงืœืึธืจ, ื ืึธืจ ืื™ื ืขื ืงืึธื ื˜ืขืงืกื˜ ืคึฟื•ื ืขื ื’ืœืึธื‘ืึทืœืŸ ืžืึธื“ืขืจื ื™ื–ื. ืคึฟื•ืŸ ืึทื‘ึฟื™ื” ืงื•ืฉื ืขืจ ืื•ืŸ ืฉื—ืจ ืคึผื™ื ืกืงืขืจ ื‘ืึทืจื‘ืึทืจืึท ื”ืจืฉื‘ึฟ, ืคึฟืึทืจืจืขื›ื ื˜ ืคึฟืึทืจ ืื™ื™ื ืขื ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ื•ื•ื™ื›ื˜ื™ืงืกื˜ืข ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆืขืจืก ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจ ื”ืขื‘ืจืขื™ึดืฉืขืจ ืื•ืŸ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉืขืจ ืœื™ื˜ืขืจืึทื˜ื•ืจ, ืื™ื– ืึทื•ื•ืขืง ืื™ืŸ ื“ืขืจ ืื™ื™ื‘ื™ืงื™ื™ื˜ ืฆื• 85 ื™ืึธืจ. ื”ืจืฉื‘ึฟ, ื‘ืึทืงืึทื ื˜ ื•ื•ื™ ื‘ืึธื‘ื™ ื‘ืฒึท ืื™ืจืข ืคึฟืจืฒึทื ื“ ืื•ืŸ ืงืึธืœืขื’ืขืก, ื”ืึธื˜ ืื™ื‘ืขืจื’ืขื–ืขืฆื˜ ืื•ืŸ ืึทืจื•ื™ืกื’ืขื’ืขื‘ืŸ ืžืขืจ ื•ื•ื™ 40 ื‘ื™ื›ืขืจ ืคึผืึธืขื–ื™ืข, ื“ืจืึทืžืข, ื‘ืขืœืขื˜ืจื™ืกื˜ื™ืง, ืคึฟื™ืœืึธืกืึธืคึฟื™ืข, ืขืงืึธื ืึธืžื™ืง, ืกืึธืฆื™ืึธืœืึธื’ื™ืข ืื•ืŸ ื’ืขืฉื™ื›ื˜ืข. ืฆื•ื•ื™ืฉืŸ ืื™ืจืข ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆื•ื ื’ืขืŸ ื–ืขื ืขืŸ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื“ื™ ื•ื•ืขืจืง ืคึฟื•ื ืขื ื ืึธื‘ืขืœึพืœืึธืจืขืึทื˜ ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืขื’ื ื•ืŸ ืื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ืคึผืึธืขื˜ืŸ ืึทื‘ึฟืจื”ื ืกื•ืฆืงืขื•ื•ืขืจ, ืžืขื ืงืข ืงืึทืฅ ืื•ืŸ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืขืžื™ื—ื™. ืึทื—ื•ืฅ ื“ืขื ื•ื•ืึธืก ื–ื™ ืื™ื– ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืึทืŸ ืขืจืฉื˜-ืจืึทื ื’ื™ืงืข ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆืขืจื™ืŸ ืื™ื– ื–ื™ ืื•ื™ืš ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืฉื˜ืึทืจืง ื‘ืึทืœื™ื‘ื˜ ื‘ืฒึท ืึทื ื“ืขืจืข ืึทืงืึทื“ืขืžื™ืงืขืจ ืื•ืŸ ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆืขืจ ืื™ื‘ืขืจ ื“ืขืจ ื•ื•ืขืœื˜, ืกืฒึท ื•ื•ื™ ืึท ื•ื•ืขื’ื•ื•ืฒึทื–ืขืจื™ืŸ ืื™ื ืขื ื’ืขื‘ื™ื˜ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆืขืจืฒึท ืกืฒึท ืฆื•ืœื™ื‘ ืื™ืจ ืžืขื ื˜ืฉืœืขื›ืงื™ื™ื˜ ืื•ืŸ ื‘ืจื™ื™ื˜ื”ืึทืจืฆื™ืงืขืจ ืฉื˜ื™ืฆืข ืคึฟืึทืจ ืื™ืจืข ืงืึธืœืขื’ืขืก. ืึท ืฆืขื ื˜ืจืึทืœืขืจ ืึทืกืคึผืขืงื˜ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ืื™ืจ ืงืึทืจื™ืขืจืข ืื™ื– ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืื™ืจ ื‘ืจื™ื™ื˜ืข ืื•ืŸ ืคึฟืจื•ื›ืคึผืขืจื“ื™ืงืข ืฆื•ื–ืึทืžืขื ืึทืจื‘ืขื˜ ืžื™ื˜ ืื™ืจ ืžืึทืŸ, ื‘ื ื™ืžื™ืŸ ื”ืจืฉื‘ึฟ (ืึท ื”ืขื‘ืจืขื™ึดื–ื™ืจื•ื ื’ ืคึฟื•ื ืขื ื ืึธืžืขืŸ ื”ืจื•ืฉื•ื‘ืกืงื™). ืฆื•ื–ืึทืžืขืŸ ื”ืึธื‘ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ ืื™ื‘ืขืจื’ืขื–ืขืฆื˜ ืื•ืŸ ืจืขื“ืึทืงื˜ื™ืจื˜ ืื•ื™ืฃ ืขื ื’ืœื™ืฉ ืึท ืจื™ื™ ื•ื•ื™ื›ื˜ื™ืงืข ื˜ืขืงืกื˜ึพื–ืึทืžืœื•ื ื’ืขืŸ ื•ื•ื™ ืœืžืฉืœ ื“ืขื ืื™ื™ื’ื ืึทืจื˜ื™ืงืŸ ื‘ืึทื ื“ โ€žืึทืžืขืจื™ืงืึทื ืขืจ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉืข ืคึผืึธืขื–ื™ืข: ืึท ืฆื•ื•ื™ื™ืฉืคึผืจืึทื›ื™ืงืข ืึทื ื˜ืึธืœืึธื’ื™ืขโ€œ (1986), ื•ื•ืึธืก ื”ืึธื˜ ืึทืจืฒึทื ื’ืขื ื•ืžืขืŸ ืกืฒึท ื“ืขื ืึธืจื™ื’ื™ื ืขืœืŸ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉืŸ ื˜ืขืงืกื˜ ืกืฒึท ื“ื™ ืคึผืจืขื›ื˜ื™ืงืข ืขื ื’ืœื™ืฉืข ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆื•ื ื’ืขืŸ. ืึทื–ื•ื™ ืึทืจื•ื ื”ืึธื˜ ื“ืขืจ ืœื™ื™ืขื ืขืจ ื’ืขืงืขื ื˜ ืึธืคึผืฉืึทืฆืŸ ื“ื™ ืงื•ื•ืึทืœื™ื˜ืขื˜ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ื•ื•ืขืจืง ืื•ื™ืฃ ื‘ื™ื™ื“ืข ืฉืคึผืจืึทื›ืŸ. ืื™ื™ื ืขืจ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื”ืจืฉื‘ึฟืก ื’ืจืขืกื˜ืข ืื•ื™ืคึฟื˜ื•ืขืŸ ืื™ื– ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื“ืึธืก ื•ื•ืึธืก ื–ื™ ื”ืึธื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืคึฟืึธืจื’ืขืฉื˜ืขืœื˜ ื“ื™ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉืข ืคึผืึธืขื–ื™ืข ืกืชึผื ื•ื•ื™ ื ืึธืกื˜ืึทืœื’ื™ืฉืŸ ืคึฟืึธืœืงืœืึธืจ, ื ืึธืจ ื”ืึธื˜ ื–ื™ ื’ืขืฉื™ืœื“ืขืจื˜ ืื™ื ืขื ืงืึธื ื˜ืขืงืกื˜ ืคึฟื•ื ืขื ื’ืœืึธื‘ืึทืœืŸ ืžืึธื“ืขืจื ื™ื–ื. ื“ืขืจ ื‘ืึทื ื“ ื”ืึธื˜ ืึทืจืฒึทื ื’ืขื ื•ืžืขืŸ ืกืฒึท ืึทื•ื•ืึทื ื’ืึทืจื“ื™ืฉืข ืขืงืกืคึผืขืจื™ืžืขื ื˜ืŸ ืกืฒึท ืฉื˜ืึธื˜ื™ืฉืข ื˜ืขืžืขืก, ืฆื•ื–ืึทืžืขืŸ ืžื™ื˜ ื“ื™ ื•ื•ื™ื–ื•ืขืœืข ืงื•ื ืกื˜ื•ื•ืขืจืง ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื‘ืขืŸ ืฉืึทื”ืŸ ืื•ืŸ ืจืึทืคึฟืึทืขืœ ืกื•ื™ืขืจ, ื•ื•ืึธืก ื”ืึธื‘ืŸ ื’ืขื”ืึทื˜ ืึทืŸ ืขื ืœืขื›ืŸ ื”ื™ื ื˜ืขืจื’ืจื•ื ื˜ ื•ื•ื™ ื“ื™ ืคึผืึธืขื˜ืŸ. ืžื™ื˜ ืื™ืจ ืžืึทืŸ ื”ืึธื˜ ื–ื™ ืื•ื™ืš ืึทืจื•ื™ืกื’ืขื’ืขื‘ืŸ ื“ืึธืก ื‘ื•ืš, โ€žื–ื™ื ื’, ืคึฟืจืขืžื“ืขืจ: ื”ื•ื ื“ืขืจื˜ ื™ืึธืจ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ืึทืžืขืจื™ืงืึทื ืขืจ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉืขืจ ืคึผืึธืขื–ื™ืขโ€œ, ื•ื•ืึธืก ื”ืึธื˜ ืึทืจืฒึทื ื’ืขื ื•ืžืขืŸ ื•ื•ืขืจืง ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื“ื™ โ€žืกื•ื•ืขื˜ืฉืึทืคึผโ€œึพืคึผืึธืขื˜ืŸ ืžืึธืจื™ืก ืจืึธื–ืขื ืคึฟืขืœื“ ืื•ืŸ ื“ื•ื“ ืขื“ืขืœืฉื˜ืึทื“ื˜, ื•ื•ื™ ืื•ื™ืš โ€žืื™ื ื–ื™ื›ื™ืกื˜ืŸโ€œ ื•ื•ื™ ืฆื™ืœื™ืข ื“ืจืึธื‘ืงื™ืŸ. ื”ืจืฉื‘ึฟ ืื™ื– ื’ืขื‘ื•ื™ืจืŸ ื’ืขื•ื•ืึธืจืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื“ืขื˜ืจื•ื™ื˜, ืžื™ืฉื™ื’ืขืŸ, ืื™ืŸ 1940. ื–ื™ ืื™ื– ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืงื™ื™ืŸ ื ืึทื˜ื™ืจืœืขื›ืข ืจืขื“ืขืจื™ืŸ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื”ืขื‘ืจืขื™ึดืฉ ืึธื“ืขืจ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉ. โ€žืื™ืš ื‘ื™ืŸ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ 34 ื™ืึธืจ ืึทืœื˜ ื•ื•ืขืŸ ืื™ืš ื”ืึธื‘ ืึธื ื’ืขื”ื•ื™ื‘ืŸ ื–ื™ืš ืœืขืจื ืขืŸ ื”ืขื‘ืจืขื™ึดืฉ ืื•ืŸ ืื™ืš ื”ืึธื‘ ื–ื™ืš ืžืžืฉ ืคึฟืึทืจืœื™ื‘ื˜ ืื™ืŸ ื“ืขืจ ืฉืคึผืจืึทืš,โ€œ ื”ืึธื˜ ื–ื™ ื“ืขืจืฆื™ื™ืœื˜ ื‘ืขืช ืึทืŸ ืื™ื ื˜ืขืจื•ื•ื™ื• ืื™ืŸ 2012. ืžื™ื˜ ื“ืขืจ ืฆืฒึทื˜ ื”ืึธื˜ ื–ื™ ืึธื ื’ืขื”ื•ื™ื‘ืŸ ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆืŸ ื“ื™ ื•ื•ื™ื›ื˜ื™ืงืกื˜ืข ื”ืขื‘ืจืขื™ึดืฉืข ื•ื•ืขืจืง. ื“ืขืจื ืึธืš ื”ืึธื˜ ื–ื™ ื–ื™ืš ื’ืขื ื•ืžืขืŸ ืฆื• ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉ. โ€žื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉ ืื™ื– ื“ื™ ืœืขืฆื˜ืข ืฉืคึผืจืึทืš ื•ื•ืึธืก ืื™ืš ื”ืึธื‘ ื–ื™ืš ืื•ื™ืกื’ืขืœืขืจื ื˜. ืฆื•ืœื™ื‘ ื“ืขื ื•ื•ืึธืก ืื™ืš ื”ืึธื‘ ืฉื•ื™ืŸ ื’ืขืงืขื ื˜ ื“ืฒึทื˜ืฉ ืื•ืŸ ื”ืขื‘ืจืขื™ึดืฉ, ื”ืึธื‘ ืื™ืš ืฉื•ื™ืŸ ืคึฟืึทืจืฉื˜ืึทื ืขืŸ ืึทืจื•ื 90% ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉ.โ€œ ื›ืึธื˜ืฉ ืื™ืจืข ื˜ืึทื˜ืขึพืžืึทืžืข ื”ืึธื‘ืŸ ื’ืขืงืขื ื˜ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉ ื”ืึธื‘ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ ืขืก ื‘ืœื•ื™ื– ื’ืขื ื™ืฆื˜ ืฆื•ื•ื™ืฉืŸ ื–ื™ืš ื•ื•ืขืŸ ื–ื™ื™ ื”ืึธื‘ืŸ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื’ืขื•ื•ืึธืœื˜ ืึทื– ื“ื™ ืงื™ื ื“ืขืจ ื–ืึธืœืŸ ืคึฟืึทืจืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ. โ€žื“ืขืจืฆื• ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ืš ืกืฒึท ื•ื•ื™ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืึทื–ื•ื™ ืคึฟืึทืจืื™ื ื˜ืขืจืขืกื™ืจื˜ ืื™ืŸ ื•ื•ืึธืก ื–ื™ื™ ื–ืึธื’ืŸ,โ€œ ื”ืึธื˜ ื–ื™ ื’ืขื–ืึธื’ื˜. ืื™ื™ืŸ ืกื™ื‘ื” ืคึฟืึทืจ ื•ื•ืึธืก ื–ื™ ืื™ื– ื’ืขื•ื•ืึธืจืŸ ืึทืŸ ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆืขืจ โ€” ื”ืึธื˜ ื–ื™ ื“ืขืจืงืœืขืจื˜ โ€” ืื™ื– โ€žื•ื•ืฒึทืœ ื“ื™ ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆื•ื ื’ืขืŸ ื•ื•ืึธืก ืื™ืš ื”ืึธื‘ ื’ืขืœื™ื™ืขื ื˜ ื–ืขื ืขืŸ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืึทื–ื•ื™ ืฉืœืขื›ื˜. ื›ืณื”ืึธื‘ ื“ืขืžืึธืœื˜ ื’ืขื•ื•ื•ื™ื ื˜ ืื™ืŸ ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื ืื•ืŸ ื›ืณื”ืึธื‘ ื–ื™ืš ื‘ืึทืงืขื ื˜ ืžื™ื˜ ืึท ืฉืจืฒึทื‘ืขืจ ื•ื•ืึธืก ื”ืึธื˜ ื–ื™ืš ื‘ืึทืงืœืึธื’ื˜ ืคึฟืึทืจ ืžื™ืจ, ืื•ืŸ ื˜ืึทืงืข ืžื™ื˜ ืจืขื›ื˜, ื•ื•ืขื’ืŸ ื“ื™ ืื•ืžื’ืขืœื•ืžืคึผืขืจื˜ืข ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆื•ื ื’ืขืŸ ื•ื•ืึธืก ืžืข ื”ืึธื˜ ื’ืขืžืึทื›ื˜ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื–ืฒึทื ืข ื•ื•ืขืจืง. ื”ืึธื‘ ืื™ืš ืึธื ื’ืขื”ื•ื™ื‘ืŸ ืœื™ื™ืขื ืขืŸ ื™ืขื ืข ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆื•ื ื’ืขืŸ ืื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจืคึฟื™ืœื˜ ืึทื– ืื™ืš ืงืขืŸ ื“ืึธืก ื˜ืึธืŸ ื‘ืขืกืขืจ. ืกืณืื™ื– ืžื™ืจ ืึธื‘ืขืจ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืึท ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ, ื•ื•ืขืŸ ืžืฒึทืŸ ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ ืคึผืจื•ึผื•ื• ืื™ื– ื˜ืึทืงืข ืคึผื•ื‘ืœื™ืงื™ืจื˜ ื’ืขื•ื•ืึธืจืŸ ืื™ืŸ ืึทืŸ ืึทืงืึทื“ืขืžื™ืฉืŸ ื–ืฉื•ืจื ืึทืœ.โ€œ ืึทื—ื•ืฅ ืื™ืจ ืึทืจื‘ืขื˜ ื•ื•ื™ ืึทืŸ ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆืขืจ ื”ืึธื˜ ื”ืจืฉื‘ึฟ ืื•ื™ืš ื’ืขื“ื™ื ื˜ ื•ื•ื™ ื“ื™ ืคึผืจืขื–ื™ื“ืขื ื˜ื™ืŸ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจ ืึทืžืขืจื™ืงืึทื ืขืจ ืึทืกืึธืฆื™ืึทืฆื™ืข ืคึฟื•ืŸ ืœื™ื˜ืขืจืึทืจื™ืฉืข ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆืขืจ, ืื•ืŸ ื”ืึธื˜ ื’ืขืคึฟื™ืจื˜ ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆื•ื ื’ึพื•ื•ืึทืจืฉื˜ืึทื˜ืŸ ืื™ื ืขื ื“ืขืคึผืึทืจื˜ืžืขื ื˜ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ืคึฟืึทืจื’ืœืฒึทื›ื™ืงืขืจ ืœื™ื˜ืขืจืึทื˜ื•ืจ ืื™ืŸ ื™ืขืœึพืื•ื ื™ื•ื•ืขืจืกื™ื˜ืขื˜, ื“ืขืจื‘ืฒึท ืฉื˜ื™ืฆื ื“ื™ืง ื™ื•ื ื’ืข ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆืขืจ ื–ื™ืš ืฆื• ืคึฟืึทืจื ืขืžืขืŸ ืžื™ื˜ ื“ืขืจ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉืขืจ ืื•ืŸ ื”ืขื‘ืจืขื™ึดืฉืขืจ ืœื™ื˜ืขืจืึทื˜ื•ืจ. ื–ื™ ื”ืึธื˜ ื–ื™ืš ืื•ื™ืš ืื™ื‘ืขืจื’ืขื’ืขื‘ืŸ ืฆื•ื ืงืึทืžืฃ ืคึฟืึทืจ ื’ืขืฉืœืขื›ื˜ึพื’ืœืฒึทื›ืงื™ื™ื˜ ืื•ืŸ ืคึฟืึทืจ ืฉืœื•ื ืื•ืŸ ื’ืขืจืขื›ื˜ื™ืงื™ื™ื˜ ืื™ืŸ ื™ืฉื‚ืจืืœ/ืคึผืึทืœืขืกื˜ื™ื ืข. ืื™ืŸ 2018 ืื™ื– ื”ืจืฉื‘ึฟ ื’ืขื•ื•ืึธืจืŸ ื“ื™ ืขืจืฉื˜ืข ื”ืขื‘ืจืขื™ึดืฉืข ืื•ืŸ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉืข ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆืขืจื™ืŸ ืฆื• ื‘ืึทืงื•ืžืขืŸ ื“ื™ โ€žืคึผืขืŸ/ืžืึทื ื”ืฒึทื ืžืขื“ืึทืœ ืคึฟืึทืจ ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆื•ื ื’โ€œ. ืคึฟืึทืจ ืื•ื ื“ื– ื•ื•ืึธืก ื”ืึธื‘ืŸ ื–ื™ ื’ืขืงืขื ื˜, ืื™ื– ื‘ืึธื‘ื™ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืึท ื‘ืจื™ืœื™ืึทื ื˜ืขื ืข, ื‘ืจื™ื™ื˜ื”ืึทืจืฆื™ืงืข ืคึฟืจืฒึทื ื“ื™ื ืข ืื•ืŸ ืงืึธืœืขื’ืข, ืฉื˜ืขื ื“ื™ืง ื’ืจื™ื™ื˜ ืฆื• ื”ืขืœืคึฟืŸ ืึทื ื“ืขืจืข ืžื™ื˜ ืขืฆื•ืช ืื•ืŸ ื”ื“ืจื›ื”. Did you know that only 2% of Forward readers donate to support our nonprofit newsroom? That 2% make it possible for millions to read the Forward without a paywall or subscription โ€” removing any barriers to the full and fair Jewish story. But while the Forward is free to read, it isnโ€™t free to produce. Big stories โ€” like deep dives into the antisemitism data, political scoops or reporting trips to college campuses โ€” take months of research and fact-checking. All while we keep you informed of what you need to know each day. โ€” Rachel Fishman Feddersen, Forward Publisher & CEO

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