Avshalom Kor
Israeli linguist
Avshalom Kor (Hebrew: אבשלום קור; born 17 September 1950) is an Israeli linguist, radio broadcaster and television presenter. He studied Hebrew language and Semitic linguistics at Tel Aviv University. Kor has been associated with Galei Tzahal, the radio station of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), since the 1970s, writing and presenting the long-running radio program Be'ofen Miluli ("Literally") and later the television program Higi'a Zman Lashon ("Time for Language"). He has also served as Galei Tzahal's language adviser.
From 1988 to 2022, Kor hosted the International Bible Contest for Jewish youth, with a brief interruption in 2016. He also hosted the separate Bible Quiz for Adults in 2010. He has served on the Government Naming Committee and Jerusalem's municipal naming committee. Kor received the Sokolov Award for electronic media in 1989 and the Prime Minister's Prize for the Hebrew Language in 2016. In 2018, he was selected as one of the ceremonial torchbearers for Israel's 70th Independence Day state ceremony.
Early life and education
Avshalom Kor was born in Tel Aviv.
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