Yehudit Kafri Meiri is a 20th century Israeli

Israel

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 poet

Poet

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 and a writer

Writer

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She was born in 1935 and lived as a child in Kibbutz

Kibbutz

A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...

 Ein HaHoresh

Ein HaHoresh

Ein HaHoresh is a kibbutz in central Israel within the jurisdiction of the Hefer Valley Regional Council.It was founded in November of 1931 by Hashomer Hatzair members from Eastern Europe who reclaimed the land...

 in the Galilee

Galilee

Galilee , is a large region in northern Israel which overlaps with much of the administrative North District of the country. Traditionally divided into Upper Galilee , Lower Galilee , and Western Galilee , extending from Dan to the north, at the base of Mount Hermon, along Mount Lebanon to the...

 area of Israel

Israel

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After she got married, she moved to Kibbutz Sasa

Sasa

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 where she wrote her first book, called . She later moved to Kibbutz Shoval

Shoval

Shoval is a kibbutz in the northern Negev desert in Israel. Located near the Bedouin city of Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council.-History:...

 and wrote several poetry books and a book describing her childhood memories called which was relatively successful and sold several editions.

Yehudit has left Shoval

Shoval

Shoval is a kibbutz in the northern Negev desert in Israel. Located near the Bedouin city of Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council.-History:...

 and now resides in Mazkeret Batya

Mazkeret Batya

Mazkeret Batya is a town in the center of Israel located southeast of Rehovot and from Tel-Aviv. Mazkeret Batya spans an area of 7,440 dunams . In December 2008, it had a population of 9,900. The mayor of Mazkeret Batya is Meir Dahan.-History:Mazkeret Batya was established on November 7, 1883 by...

 where she continues to write books and biographies.
Kafri has won several poetry

Poetry

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 prize

Prize

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s including the President's

President

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prize.

External links

• A woman called Zosha, in: Haaretz
• http://www.ithl.org.il/author_info.asp?id=131