Yehuda Atlas, the Israeli writer, poet and translator, died on September 24, 2026, at the age of 89. His death marks the end of a career that spanned more than six decades and left a significant mark on Israeli literature. Atlas was born on February 12, 1937, in Ein Iron.
His work as a journalist, translator, literary theorist and writer began in 1962. Over the years, he became known for his scholarship on children’s literature.