Dvora Omer (Hebrew: דבורה עומר October 9, 1932 - May 2, 2013) was an Israeli author

Biography

Omer was born in 1932 in Kibbutz Ma'oz Haim in Mandatory Palestine. Omer's 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, Omer was raised by the kibbutz.

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 May 2, 2013, at the age of 80.

Awards

• 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.

In 2005, she was voted the 109th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.