Background
Yemima Avidar-Czernovits was born on the 9th of October, 1909 in Vilnius, Lithuania. She arrived in Palestine in 1921, at the age of 12.
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Yemima Avidar-Czernovits
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She studied at "Herzliya" Gymnasium in Tel-Aviv. She graduated from Vienna and Berlin Universities, she studied individual psychology with Alfred Adler.
Career
She published about 40 books for children. 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.
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She was married to Yosef Avidar.
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Israel PrizeIsrael Prize
The Israel Prize (Hebrew: פרס ישראל) is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is generally regarded as the state's highest honor.The Israel Prize (Hebrew: פרס ישראל) is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is generally regarded as the state's highest honor.