Yael Tevet Klagsbald

Yael Tevet Klagsbald was born in Tel Aviv in 1955, and now lives in Kfar Shemaryahu. She studied law at Tel Aviv University and worked as a fashion journalist and editor for the daily Haaretz. Later she wrote a column, as well as articles on various issues for Maariv. At present, she holds creative writing workshops for women prisoners in Neve Tirtza Prison.

Tevet Klagsbald has written lyrics, some of which have become hits in Israel, and two novels. Flying Tiger, her second novel, is a bestseller and is being made into a TV series.

Photo by: Iris Nesher