World Dictionary of Hebrew Slang

Dan Ben-Amotz, born Mosheh Tehilimzoger in Poland, was an Israeli novelist, playwright, journalist, and actor. He served in the British Army in Palestine and then in the Palmach during Israel’s War of Independence. A well-known figure, Ben-Amotz became the model for the native Israeli sabra figure, as he masked his East European autobiographical details until late in his life.

Author and broadcaster Netiva Ben-Yehuda was born in Tel Aviv. She studied at the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem, at the University of London, and at the Hebrew University. She was a noted member of the Palmach. Ben-Yehuda was an editor of the Encyclopedia Hebraica and served as a spokeswoman in the Ministry of Labor. In 1996, she began a weekly broadcast on a popular late-night program of talk and music. Ben-Yehuda championed the importance of spoken Hebrew.