Avram Kantor

Avram Kantor was born in 1950 in Haifa and grew up on Kibbutz Mizra, of which he is still a member. He studied Hebrew and general literature at Haifa University, then German at the University of Konstanz, Germany, where he also completed advanced studies in publishing. After a number of years as editor of the fiction department of Sifriat Poalim Publishers, he became its editor-in-chief and CEO. Since its merger with Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House, he has been deputy-CEO. He is also a translator from English and German to Hebrew.
Kantor has published novels, collections of stories and three books for children, one of which has been adapted and staged. Kantor was awarded the Ze'ev Prize in 1995.