Yemima Avidar-Tchernovitz
Israeli author of modern Hebrew children's literature / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yemima Avidar-Tchernovitz (Hebrew: ימימה אבידר-טשרנוביץ; October 8, 1909 – March 20, 1998) was an Israeli author whose works became classics of modern Hebrew children's literature.[1] Born in Vilna, Lithuania, in 1909, she arrived in Palestine in 1921, at the age of 12.[1]
Yemima Tchernovitz-Avidar | |
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ימימה אבידר-טשרנוביץ | |
Born | (1909-10-08)October 8, 1909 Vilnius, Russian Empire |
Died | March 20, 1998(1998-03-20) (aged 88) Jerusalem, Israel |
Citizenship | Israeli |
Education | University of Berlin University of Vienna |
Occupation | Author |
Spouse | Yosef Rochel (Avidar) |
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A teacher and school principal, she also worked in children's radio with Kol Yerushalayim, with the Nursery School Teachers' Theater and on the editorial board of Dvar HaPo’elet. One of her most famous pupils was the actor Chaim Topol. Her books for children are foundational in the sippurei havurah (band-of-friends) genre and were among the earliest based on the ordinary lives of children.[1][2] In addition to her original works, she translated other works into Hebrew.
Among her honors are the Israel Prize for children's literature (1984) and the Yakir Yerushalaim award (1992).[1][3][4]