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Award-winning Israeli and international author and playwright Nava Semel has written seventeen books of fiction, plays, scripts and opera libretti. She was born in Jaffa-Tel Aviv and has an MA in Art History from the Tel Aviv University. She has worked as a journalist, art critic, TV, radio and music producer.

Semel translates plays for the Israeli stage and is a member of the Board of Directors of Massuah – the Institute for Holocaust Studies and The Foundation for the Benefit of Holocaust Victims in Israel. She was a member of the Board of Governors of “Yad Vashem” for many years.

She had participated in international conventions in Israel, Germany, Austria, France, USA, UK, Egypt, Romania, Ireland, Italy, Australia and more.

Semel is married with three children. She lives in Tel Aviv, Israel.