Ron Leshem is an Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

i writer and media professional, and author of the novel Beaufort

Beaufort (novel)

Beaufort ; is the first novel by Israeli author and media professional Ron Leshem. The work was initially published in 2005 and in English translation under this title in 2007...

(2005, original Hebrew If There is a Heaven) for which he won the 2006 Sapir Prize

Sapir Prize

The Sapir Prize for Literature of Israel is a prestigious annual literary award presented for a work of fine literature. The prize is awarded by Mifal Hapayis , and is a part of the organization's cultural initiatives...

 for Literature and the Yitzhak Sadeh Prize

Yitzhak Sadeh Prize

The Yitzhak Sadeh Prize for Military Literature is an annual award literary award given in Israel for the finest book on a military topic. It is named in honor of Yitzhak Sadeh.-Winners:...

 for Military Literature. The novel was adapted in 2007 into the successful, Academy Award-nominated Israeli film Beaufort

Beaufort (film)

Beaufort is a 2007 Israeli war film. The film was directed by Joseph Cedar and was co-written by Cedar and Ron Leshem, based on Leshem's If there's a Heaven...

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Media career

He served as journalist and editor for Israeli mainstream dailies Yedioth Ahronoth

Yedioth Ahronoth

Yedioth Ahronoth is a daily newspaper published in Tel Aviv, Israel. Since the 1970s, it has been the most widely circulated paper in Israel. In a TGI survey comparing the last half of 2009 with the same period in 2008, Yedioth Ahronoth retained the title of most widely read newspaper in Israel...

(1998-2002) and Ma'ariv

Maariv

Maariv is a Hebrew language daily newspaper published in Israel. It is second in sales after Yedioth Ahronoth and third in readership after Yedioth Ahronoth and Israel HaYom. In a TGI survey comparing the last half of 2009 with the same period in 2008, Maariv saw its market share fall slightly...

(2002-2006). http://library.osu.edu/sites/users/galron.1/00653.php In 2006 he became deputy director of programming and special projects for Israeli television's Channel 2

Channel 2 (Israel)

Channel 2 is an Israeli commercial television channel.- History :In 1990, after 13 years of deliberations, the Knesset passed a law that paved the way for the establishment of commercial television in Israel. The goal was to enhance pluralism and create competition. Channel 2 began broadcasting on...

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External links

• Ron Leshem bio note at Random House, Inc.
• Ron Leshem [Hebrew]
• Right to left VIVA SARAH PRES 12/28/2006 | Jerusalem Post
• An excerpt from "Beaufort" appears here in English: Zeek: A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture
• Ron Leshem, Our man in Tehran | Haaretz