12018-07-26T20:23:30-07:00Zoë Wilkinson Saldaña6beb73a90c38e77367b9737ee8e808917759a78e310401plain2018-07-26T20:23:30-07:00Soviet RussiaJuly 11, 1919July 19, 1989226Tel-Aviv, IsraelIsabella Buzynski4c5090420af98824ad786b6dac1f314b9e9f95a8Benyamin Tammuz (1919-1989) was born in Russia and immigrated to Israel at age 5. A novelist, journalist, critic, painter and sculptor, Tammuz served for many years as literary editor of the daily Haaretz.