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Jonathan Yavin

Jonathan Yavin is an Israeli author of children's books and novels, a journalist and translator, who won the Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works in 2012.

born 1972The children's book Pumpkin the KittenThe novel House-SitterOpinion columns in Yedioth AhronothFounding Mellel Publishing House

Born: 17 June 1972, New York City
Occupation: journalist, writer, opinion journalist, columnist
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Jonathan Yavin was born in 1972 in New York City

Yavin was born in New York City on June 17, 1972, to Josepha and news anchor Haim Yavin, who was then a TV correspondent in the US. When he was 3, the family returned to Israel and lived in Jerusalem.

He went to school in Jerusalem. He later studied philosophy and comparative literature for a bachelor's degree at the Hebrew University.

At 19 he began writing for local papers in Jerusalem and also worked as an advertising copywriter. In 2001 he moved to Tel Aviv and wrote for Haaretz. From 2005 he wrote for Yedioth Ahronoth, and he left the paper in November 2018.

His first children's book came out in 2002, and his children's book Pumpkin the Kitten received a Platinum Book certification. His novel House-Sitter came out in 2011, and he wrote 18 books in all. He also translated books from English into Hebrew.

In 2022 he founded Mellel Publishing House. He lives in Ramat Gan with his wife Ravit and their three children.