Esther Streit-Wurzel (; July 25, 1932, − December 7, 2013) was an Israeli children's author and educator. Streit-Wurzel was born in

Petach Tikva Petah Tikva (, ), also spelt Petah Tiqwa and known informally as Em HaMoshavot (), is a city in the Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Jews of the Old Yishuv, and became a permanent settlement i ...

, Central District, in

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. Her father, Shalom Streit, was an educator who founded Ahad Ha'am Gymnasium in Petach Tikvah. She wrote her first book at age 12, in 1944, under the

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Zvi Hadas, as she was too shy to credit herself with her work. She graduated from the

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in 1952, with a degree in literature and psychology. Apart from

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, she was also an educator. Esther Streit-Wurzel died following a serious illness on 7 December 2013, aged 81, in Petach Tikva, Central District,

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. Her funeral took place the next day on 8 December and was attended by thousands.Author Esther Streit-Wurzel laid to rest
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Selected works

* ''From the Straits'', 1962 ( מן המצר) * ''Baba's Story'', 1964 (סיפורה של בבה) * ''Happy New Year to Dana'', 1969 (שנה טובה לדנה) * ''Boys of the Resistance'', 1969 (נערי המחתרת) * ''The Escape'', 1973/09/14 ( הבריחה) * ''Uri'', 1976 ( אורי) * ''Adventure in Eilat'', 1978 ( הרפתקה באילת) * ''Aliphim'' (Freshmen), 1982 ( אליפים) * ''The Hostage'', 1987 ( בן הערובה) * ''Letters to Tzofia'', 1987 ( מכתבים לצופיה) * ''My Son, Daniel'', 1989 ( בני דניאל) * ''Shahar'', 1990 ( שחר) * ''The Australians / Anna'', 1990 (אוסטרלים / אנה) * ''The Prayer of the Monk'', 1994 (תפילת הנזיר) * ''Seven Locks'' , 1995 (שבעת המנעולים) * ''Moments of Light'', 1998 (רגעי האור) * ''Eddie, King of the Stoners'', 1998 ( אדי מלך המסטולים) * ''Friendship'', 2003 (חברות) * ''Roey'', 2004 ( רועי) * ''Autobiography: From Ori to Eddit: The Tales of My Books'', 1999 (אוטוביוגרפיה: מאורי עד אדי: קורות ספרי) * ''Atarot'', 2006 ( עטרות) * ''Two Mothers'', 2006 (שתי אמהות) * ''Orange Summer'', 2008 (קיץ כתום)

Books For Toddlers

* The Doll from the Little House, 1964 (הבובה מהבית הקטן) * Happy New Year to Dana, 1969 (שנה טובה לדנה) * Chiri Biri from Chiriboom Land, 1991 (צ'ירי בירי מארץ צ'יריבום)

References

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