Uri Adelman

Uri Adelman was born in 1958 in Ramat Gan

Adelman was born in Ramat Gan in 1958 and grew up there. His family came from Jerusalem and had German roots, and he was the youngest of 3 brothers. He studied music at the Thelma Yellin high school.

In the army he served at Mamram, the IDF computer center. He later studied at the music academy of Tel Aviv University and won prizes for his compositions. His Chamber Symphony was performed in Düsseldorf in 1986.

He left his studies to work in computing, including at the Israeli branch of Digital and at a high-tech college in Herzliya. He wrote computer books for the public and a computer column in Yedioth Ahronoth.

His first novel, Concerto for Spy and Orchestra, was published by Keter, and his second, Lost and Found, became a bestseller. His books were translated into German, Greek and Japanese. He later finished a degree in composition, edited thrillers for Keter and wrote for television.

He married his second wife, Michal, in 1999. He died of a heart attack on August 5, 2004, in a Tel Aviv hotel where he was writing a book. He was buried in Givat Hen.