Nava Semel

Nava Semel (; born Nava Artzi; 15 September 1954 – 2 December 2017) was an Israeli author, playwright, screenwriter and translator. Her short story collection "Kova Zekhukhit " ("Hat of Glass") was the first work of fiction published in Israel. It addressed the topic of the "Second Generation" - children of Holocaust survivors.
She received "The Israeli Prime Minister's Award for Literature" in 1996, "The Women Writers of the Mediterranean Award" in France 1994, and "Women of the Year in Literature of the City of Tel Aviv" 2006.