Yemima Avidar-Tchernovitz

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. Born in Vilna, Lithuania in 1909, she arrived in Palestine in 1921, at the age of 12. Among her honors are the Israel Prize for children's literature (1984) and the Yakir Yerushalaim award (1992).

Yemima Avidar-Tchernovitz

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. Born in Vilna, Lithuania in 1909, she arrived in Palestine in 1921, at the age of 12. Among her honors are the Israel Prize for children's literature (1984) and the Yakir Yerushalaim award (1992).