Nava Semel is a writer and trans­la­tor whose books have been pub­lished in 12 lan­guages and received numer­ous lit­er­ary hon­ors, includ­ing a 1991 Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award for Children’s Lit­er­a­ture. After work­ing as a jour­nal­ist, art crit­ic, and pro­duc­er for tele­vi­sion, radio, and music, she now teach­es cre­ative writ­ing at the Tel Aviv Pub­lic Library and serves on the Board of Direc­tors for Mas­suah: The Insti­tute for Holo­caust Studies.