Uri

Esther Streit-Wurzel

1976

Now we resemble a city under siege, one whose enemies swarm toward it from all directions.

And if, in the meantime, we are forced to confront the tanks armed only with Molotov bottles, then we must risk our lives and do so. And if we have only one airplane, a tiny “Primus” aircraft, which drifts from one front to the other in order to offer some…

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Esther Streit-Wurzel

1932–2013

Esther Streit-Wurzel was born in Petaḥ Tikva. She wrote for children and teenagers, often drawing upon themes from Jewish history, particularly the Holocaust and the founding of the State of Israel. In 2001, she published her autobiography. Streit-Wurzel won the Zeev Award for children’s literature in 1981 and the Prime Minister’s Prize in 1993.

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