Nava Semel

Nava Semel (; born Nava Artzi; 15 September 1954 – 2 December 2017) was an Israeli author, playwright, screenwriter and translator. Her short story collection Kova Zekhukhit  (Hat of Glass) was the first work of fiction published in Israel. It addressed the topic of the "Second Generation" - children of Holocaust survivors.

She received "The Israeli Prime Minister's Award for Literature" in 1996, "The Women Writers of the Mediterranean Award" in France 1994, and "Women of the Year in Literature of the City of Tel Aviv" 2006.

References

Other websites
 Nava Semel Official website
 Nava Semel at the Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature (ITHL)
 "Nava Semel talks about the Jewish tragedy and the act of remembering", Interview with Bookaholic Romania, 23 March 2015

Category:1954 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:Israeli screenwriters
Category:Israeli novelists
Category:Writers from Tel Aviv
Category:Israeli playwrights