Eda Zoritte
Eda Zoritte Megged (; born 30 January 1926) is an Israeli writer, essayist, playwright, translator and poet. Biography. Zoritt was born in Tel Aviv in 1926. She graduated from the Levinsky Seminar for Teachers in Jaffa, studied dance and theater in the United States and appeared there in productions of the Hebrew theater "Pargod", directed by Peter Frye. After returning to Israel, Zoritt began publishing essays about literature and art, in the literary supplement "Masa" (He: ״משא״, the literature supplement of LaMerhav newspaper), in other newspapers and in books. Among her publications are an essay on the poetry of  Nathan Alterman, a partial biography of Amir Gilboa, a biography of Avoth Yeshurun and studies of his works. She also published historical novels, including about Theodor Herzl's wife, Hayim Nahman Bialik's wife and Nathan Alterman's lover, the painter Zila Binder. In addition, she published novels, short stories and a poetry book titled "The Shadow of Time". Zoritt is writer Aharon Megged's widow. Her children are the writer Ayal Megged and the historian Amos Megged.