Tamar Adar

Tamar Adar
Native name
תמר אדר
Born24 July 1939
Died6 December 2008(2008-12-06) (aged 69)
Occupation
  • Writer
  • poet
  • playwright
  • screenwriter
NationalityIsraeli
Website
tamaradar.com

Tamar Adar (Hebrew: תמר אדר; 24 July 1939 – 6 December 2008) was an Israeli writer, poet, playwright, and screenwriter.

Life

Adar was born in Tel Aviv.[1]

Adar wrote screenplays for several popular Israeli television series, including the children's educational series Ma Pitom,[2] and published around 40 children's books.[1] She received the Ministry of Education's Ze'ev Prize for children's and young adult literature and other awards,[3] including the Ze’ev Prize (1987) for her children's book Cat, Sailor, Clown.[1]

She died in 2008.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tamar Adar". The Israeli Institute for Hebrew Literature | המכון הישראלי לספרות עברית. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  2. ^ Martegani, Fiammetta (23 June 2017). The Israeli Defence Forces’ Representation in Israeli Cinema: Did David Betray His Soldiers?. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-4438-6696-5.
  3. ^ Kaye, Helen (12 March 1989). "ENCHANTMENT AND CREDIBILITY". Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2010.