Netiva Ben-Yehuda

Netiva Ben Yehuda (b. 1928; Tel Aviv, Israel) was a member of the elite Palmach unit and fought in the 1948 War of Independence. After leaving the army in 1949, she studied at the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem and continued her studies in London. On returning to Jerusalem she studied Hebrew Philosophy at the Hebrew University.
Ben Yehuda, a freelance editor, is working on a series of books of personal testimonies of Israel's history. Ben Yehuda's books concentrate on two subjects -- her experiences before, during and after the War of Independence, and dictionaries aimed at enriching the Hebrew language. Her dictionary of Hebrew slang, written with novelist Dahn Ben-Amotz, is useful as well as a tour-de-force of humor.

Books Published in Hebrew

The World Dictionary of Hebrew Slang (with Dahn Ben Amotz), Zmora Bitan, 1972 [Ha-Milon Le-Ivrit Meduberet]

1948 - Between Calendars (novel), Keter, 1981 [Ben Ha-Sefirot]

The World Dictionary of Hebrew Slang, Part 2 (with Dahn Ben Amotz), Zmora Bitan, 1982 [Ha-Milon Le-Ivrit Meduberet II]

Blessings and Curses (writings), Keter, 1984 [Brachot U-Klalot]

Through the Binding Ropes (novel), Domino, 1985 [Mi-Bead L'Avotot]

Jerusalem from the Inside (novel), Edanim, 1988 [Yerushalayim Mi-Bifnocho]

Autobiography in Poem and Song (folk songs), Keter, 1991 [Otobiografia Be-Shir U-Zemer]

When the State of Israel Broke Out (novel), Keter, 1991 [Ke-She Partzah Ha-Medinah]