Igal Mossinsohn

Igal Mossinsohn (1917-1994), was born in Ein-Ganeem, near Petah Tikva. He was an author, film producer, playwright, children`s author and inventor. Mossinsohn graduated from the Ben-Shemen agricultural school and joined a kibbutz, where he lived from 1938 to 1950. After being arrested by the British authorities for anti-mandate activities, he volunteered for the Palmach. He fought in the Israeli 1948 War of Independence as an officer and military judge. He served as press and information officer for the police force between 1952 and 1954. After six years in the United States he returned to Israel in 1965. His first story was published in 1944 and in 1950 the first volume of his Hasamba children`s adventure series appeared. The series granted him national acclaim and included some 44 sequels. Mossinsohn received the Prime Minister`s Prize for Literature, the Ussishkin Prize for A Man`s Way, the Cleveland Prize for Cambyses and the David`s Violin Prize for Casablan.