Ariel Bercovich

Ariel Bercovich (Born March 24, 1976) is an Israeli poet, journalist, and musician. His work deals with Israeli reality through the point of view of an outsider. Bercovich also hosts the popular radio show "Around the time in 80 worlds".
Life
Ariel Bercovich was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 24, 1976. His childhood was marked by the "Junta" military dictatorship. In 1995, he and his family moved to Israel. During his military service in the Israeli Defence Forces, he started writing poetry. He graduated from the Cinema & Television department at Tel Aviv University and is doing his M.A. in Latin America History. Bercovich has composed and edited soundtracks for award-winning international films. He writes articles on culture and society for various Israeli and Argentinian newspapers.
Work
In 2004, he published Einshem (), a collection of 30 poems. The poems, most of them written during his time in military service, depict Israeli reality in a minimalistic and introversive style. Prof. Lily Ratok described Bercovich poems as "Still life poems, that bring beauty to everything he touches". Einshem won the "Irit Katzir" poetry prize, given by the former president of Israel, Efraim Katzir. Today, he works in the national radio station Galei Zahal as editor in chief of the radio show "Haolam Bli", ("The world without"). Since 2004, he teaches radio at "Koteret" journalism school of the Tel Aviv University. He is the director of "Radio Koteret" radio station.
Bibliography
* Einshem (2004)
* Batei Cafe Tzad Alef (2002)
* Yoman Berlin (2001)
* Estofado Astral (1994)
Filmography
* Viva El Espaniol (2004)
* Tiul Tel Aviv (2002)
* Kan Hahaym Iafim (1999)
Radio career
"Galei Tzahal" Station:
* The World Without... (2006)
* The Connection Theory (2004-2006)
"Reshet Bet" Station:
* Israeli Mozaique (2006)
"Kol Koteret" Station:
* Canciones (2008)
* And the Ship Sails On (2006)
* Around Time In 80 Worlds (2005)
* The Right Road To Happiness (2004-2006)

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