| Dvora Omer | |
| Birth Name: | Dvora Mosenzon |
| Birth Date: | October 9, 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Kibbutz Ma'oz Haim, Palestine Mandate |
| Death Place: | Kfar Ma'as, Israel |
| Spouse: | Shmuel Omer; 3 children |
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| Notable Works: | Ani Etgaber |
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Dvora Omer (Hebrew: דבורה עומר; October 9, 1932 – May 2, 2013) was an Israeli children's author.[1] She is considered one of Israel’s greatest children’s book writers.[2]
Dvora Omer was born on Kibbutz Ma'oz Haim in the Beit She'an Valley.[3] Her parents divorced when she was a child. When she was 11 years old, her mother was killed in a training accident in the Haganah, a pre-state military organization. Her father, Moshe Mosenzon, was a newspaper editor who served in the Jewish Brigade. As a young girl she published her writings in the youth journal Bama’aleh edited by her father. Upon completing her military service, she studied at Oranim Teachers College.[4] Before dedicating her career to writing, Omer worked a few years as a school teacher in the Kibbutz.
Dvora married Shmuel Omer, with whom she had three children, including Ron Omer and Gil Omer.[5] She died on May 2, 2013, aged 80, at Kfar Ma'as.
Omer's sister, Vered Mosinson, is also a published writer[6] .
Omer began writing while she was a teacher, and continued with many books that reflect the developing state and culture of Israel. Most of her books are for young adults, and have been translated into many languages.