Yona Tepper ,

Yona Tepper was born at Kibbutz Dafna in 1941 and studied education and creative drama. She taught for many years, later became a school principal, and currently serves as editor for children and youth at Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House. Her books, including 'Letters from Nowhere' and 'Who Is Passing By?', have received awards such as the Yad Vashem Prize, Ze’ev Prize, and German Children’s Literature Award, and have been translated into English, German, Arabic, and Korean.