Eliezer Smoli

Eliezer Smoli was an Israeli writer known for his children's books.

Biography

Eliezer Smoli was born in the Volhynia region of western Ukraine. He began writing at the age of ten, After immigrating to British-ruled Palestine in 1920, he founded a labor movement school for workers' children in Nesher.
From 1936 to 1942, Smoli studied natural sciences at Berlin University.

Awards and recognition

In 1957, Smoli was awarded the Israel Prize for Children's literature.