Dvora Omer

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Dvora Omer
Born Dvora Mosenzon
9 October 1932
Kibbutz Ma'oz Haim, Palestine Mandate
Died May 2, 2013(2013-05-02) (aged 80)
Kfar Ma'as, Israel
Notable award(s)
  • 1968 Lamdan Prize, for children's literature
  • 2006 Israel Prize, for lifetime achievement and special contribution to society and the State
Spouse(s) Shmuel Omer; 3 children
Dvora Omer in her youth with her father, Israeli newspaper editor Moshe Mosenzon

Dvora Omer (Hebrew: דְבֹורַה עֹומֶר; October 9, 1932 – May 2, 2013) was an Israeli author.[1]

Biography

Dvora Mosenzon (later Omer) was born in 1932 in Kibbutz Ma'oz Haim in Mandatory Palestine.[2] Her parents divorced when she was a child, and when she was 11 years old, her mother was killed in a training accident, in the Hagana, a pre-state military organization. Her father, Moshe Mosenzon, was a newspaper editor who served in the Jewish Brigade. In his absence, Dvora was raised by the kibbutz. [citation needed] She was married to Shmuel Omer, with whom she had three children. [citation needed]

Omer began writing while she was a teacher, and continued with many books that reflect the developing state and culture of Israel. Most of her books are for young adults, and have been translated into many languages. She died on May 2, 2013, aged 80, at Kfar Ma'as.

Awards and recognition

  • In 1968, Omer was awarded the Lamdan Prize, for children's literature.
  • In 2006, she was awarded the Israel Prize, for her lifetime achievement and special contribution to society and the State.[3] In 2005, she was voted the 109th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by an Israeli news website, Ynet, in determining the "200 Greatest Israelis" by public poll.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Writer Dvora Omer passes away at 80". Ynetnews.com. 1995-06-20. Retrieved 2013-05-04. 
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Recipient's C.V.". 
  4. ↑ גיא בניוביץ' (June 20, 1995). "הישראלי מספר 1: יצחק רבין – תרבות ובידור". Ynet. Retrieved July 10, 2011. 
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