Nurit Zarchi

Nurit Zarchi was born in 1941 in Jerusalem

Nurit Zarchi was born in Jerusalem on October 19, 1941. She was the daughter of the writer Israel Zarchi and of Esther. After her father died, she moved with her mother, a teacher, to Kibbutz Geva.

She later moved to Ein Harod, where she finished high school. After her military service she studied at a teachers' seminary and at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She earned a bachelor's degree in literature and philosophy at Tel Aviv University.

In 1963 she met the songwriter Yoram Taharlev while both studied philosophy, and they married in August 1963. They had 2 daughters and lived in Kibbutz Yagur, Petah Tikva, Rishon LeZion and Tel Aviv. They divorced after 12 years of marriage.

Zarchi published many poems and stories in children's newspapers and worked as a journalist for Yedioth Ahronoth. She has published many books of children's literature, poetry, prose and research. She lectured at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, leads creative writing workshops and edits books.

She received the Bialik Prize in 1999 and the Israel Prize for literature in 2021. She lives in Givatayim.