Dorit Orgad

Dorit Orgad (; born October 5, 1936) is an Israeli writer. She writes children's and young adult fiction, as well as books for adults. She also taught at academic institutions.

Biography When she was 3, her family immigrated to Eretz Israel and settled in Netanya. 1984 (original Hebrew: הנער מסיביליה), 2006 (English): The Boy from Seville (translated by Sondra Silverston, for ages 10–13) 2017: השתיקה של יורי (Yuri Breaks His Silence, for ages 10–17) A 12-year-old boy Ilyusha (Ilish) while living in Moscow meets a strange silent boy Yuri. When Yuri is injured by a fall from a tree, Ilish's grandmother takes case of Yuri, and Ilish and Yuri become friends, but Yuri remains silent. After Ilish and family move to Israel, Ilish meets a boy named Uri who looks remarkably similar to Yuri...

Awards Her awards include: Ministry of Culture Award (2007) for Kalkidan, which was also selected Most Popular young adult Novel by Israel's Ministry of Education Public Libraries Award (2012) for Kalkidan Dvora Omer Award for book Yuri Breaks his Silence (2017) Lifetime Achievement Award (2018)