Galila Ron-Feder Amit

Galila Ron-Feder Amit was born in 1949 in Haifa

Galila Ron was born in Haifa in 1949 and grew up in the Ahuza neighborhood. Her father, Moshe Ron, was a bank manager, and her mother, Mazal, was a teacher. She began writing at age 9.

She attended the Hebrew Reali School and was a member of the Scouts. She served in the Nahal. She later earned a degree in Bible and Hebrew literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Her first book appeared in 1972, and her series Unknown Children came out between 1972 and 1977. Her story To Myself, about a boy sent to a foster family, was serialized in 1974 and later became a film, a play and a TV series. She also wrote the Time Tunnel series, published a children's nature magazine and edited a science magazine for young readers.

She was married to Avi Feder and later to Meshulam Amit. She has 3 children from her first marriage and raised 10 foster children. Her honors include lighting a torch on Independence Day in 2008 and the Presidential Medal of Distinction in 2025.