Yemima Avidar-Tchernovitz ( he, ימימה אבידר-טשרנוביץ; October 8, 1909 – March 20, 1998) was an Israeli author whose works became classics of modern Hebrew
children's literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
.
Born in
Vilna
Vilnius ( , ; see also #Etymology and other names, other names) is the capital and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the munic ...
,
Lithuania, in 1909, she arrived in Palestine in 1921, at the age of 12.
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
Chaim Topol ( he, חיים טופול; born September 9, 1935), also spelled Haym Topol, mononymously known as Topol, is an Israeli actor, comedian, singer, film producer, author, and illustrator. He is best known for his portrayal of Tevye the ...
. 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.
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).
Publications
Source:
Books published in Hebrew
* Stories for Rama (''Sipurim Le-Rama''), Stybel, 1936
*Daliah, Hatkufah, 1940
*Naughty Muki (''Muki HaShovav''), Massada, 1943
*Awake Spring (''Ura Ma`ayan''), Yavne, 1943
*The Swallow Tells Me (''HaSnunit Mesaperet''), Massada, 1944
*Eight in Pursuit of One (''Shmonah BeIkvot Ehad''), Twersky, 1945; Keter, 1996
*He Will Bring Them (''Hu Yavi Otam''), Twersky, 1945
*A Pair of Shoes (''Zug Na`alaim''), Twersky, 1945
*Grandpa Moon (''Saba Yareah''), Yavne, 1945
*One of Ours (''Ehad MiShelanu''), Twersky, 1947
*Kindergarten Songs (''Gan Gani Alef'', Three volumes, with
Levin Kipnis
Levin Kipnis ( he, לֶוִין קִיפְּנִיס; 1 August 1894 – 20 June 1990), or was born 1890, was an Israeli children's author and poet who wrote mainly in Hebrew and Yiddish. He won the Israel prize in 1978.
Biography
Kipnis was bor ...
), Twersky, 1947–1952
*The Toys` Visit (''Bikur HaTza`atzuim''), Massada, 1949
*Two Friends on the Road (''Shnei Re`im Yatzu LaDerech''), Twersky, 1950
*The Magic Chain (''Sharsheret HaKesamim''), Newmann, 1952
*The Winding Path (''BaShvil HaMitpatel''), Twersky, 1955
*Kushi and Nushi, Massada, 1955
ushi Ve- Nushi*The Secret Circle (''BeMa`agal HaStarim''), Dvir Li- Yladim, 1955
*Home (''Habaita''), Am Oved, 1960
*Stories for Nivi (''Sipurim LeNivi''), Massada, 1962
*Grandma's Dove (''HaYonah Shel Savta''), Massada, 1963
*The Daughter (''HaBat''), Massada, 1966
*Nunu, Twersky, 1967
*Towers in Jerusalem (''Migdalim B`Yerushalayim''), Massada, 1968
*Diligent Girls (''Yeladot Harutzot''), Yizre`el, 1968
*Operation 52 (''Mivtzah 52''), Massada, 1971
*Michali (''Michali''), Massada,1974
*Really? (''BeEmet?''), Sifriat Poalim, 1978
*Fire Chariot (''Rechev Esh''), Lichtenfeld-Bronfman, 1979
*Tantan Comes to Visit (''Tantan Ba LeHitareah''), Massada, 1979
*Muki is Angry with Mum (''Muki BeRogez Al Ima''), Massada, 1980
*Grandma's Teddy Bear Goes North (''Duby Shel Savta Yotze LaTzafon''), Sifriat Poalim, 1982
*Three Diligent Girls (''Shalosh Yeladot Harutzot''), Domino, 1983
*Hello Grandma, It's Me Talking (''Hallo Savta, Zo Ani Medaberet''), Keter, 1984
*Daddy's Paratrooper Boots (''Na`alei HaTzanhanim Shel Aba''), Lichtenfeld, 1984
*Mommy I'm Bored! (''Ima, Mesha`amem Li!''), Keter, 1986
*Grandma Wears Sportwear (''Savta Be Training''), Massada, 1988
*You Will Not Leave Me at Home (''Oti Lo tashiru BaBait''), Keter, 1988
*Little Fibs (''Shkarim Ktanim''), Keter, 1990
*Who Kidnapped Boaz? (''Mi Hataf Et Boaz?'') Keter, 1992
*Stories for Roee (''Sipurim LeRoee''), Keter, 1993
*Yemima Avidar-Tchernovitz's Big Book (''HaSefer HaGadol Shel Yemima Avidar-Tchernovitz''), Am Oved, 1995
*Grandma Left Through the Windows (Savta Yatza MeHaHalonot), Keter, 1997
Translated books
*Kindergarten Songs (''Gan-Gani'') – English: Tel Aviv, Twersky, 1957
*The Daughter: The Diary of an Israeli Girl – English: Ramat Gan, Massada Press, 1969
*Home! – Spanish: Buenos Aires, Editorial Israel, 1961
*One of Our Own – Spanish: Buenos Aires, Editorial Israel, 1953
*Two Friends on the Road – Russian: Jerusalem, Aliya, 1993
Personal life
She was married to the
Haganah commander
Yosef Avidar
Yosef Aluf Avidar (7 May 1906 – 13 September 1995) was an Israeli statesman, Haganah commander, author and ambassador to Argentina and the Soviet Union.
Early life
Avidar was born on 7 May 1906 as Yosef Rochel in Kremenets in the Russian Em ...
.
See also
*
List of Israel Prize recipients
References
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Israeli children's writers
1909 births
1998 deaths
Israel Prize women recipients
Israel Prize in children's literature recipients
Israeli people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent
Israeli women children's writers
Jews from the Russian Empire
Jews in Mandatory Palestine
Lithuanian emigrants to Mandatory Palestine
People from Vilensky Uyezd
Writers from Vilnius
20th-century Lithuanian Jews
20th-century Lithuanian women writers
20th-century Lithuanian writers
20th-century women writers