Tamar Adar (; 24 July 1939 – 6 December 2008) was an Israeli

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, and

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. Adar has written screenplays for several popular Israeli television series and has published tens of popular

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, as well as various other works. She has been the recipient of the Ministry of Education's and other awards.

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1939 births 2008 deaths Jewish Israeli writers Israeli children's writers Israeli novelists Modern Hebrew writers Jews from Mandatory Palestine Hebrew-language writers Israeli women children's writers Israeli women novelists {{Israel-writer-stub