Tamar Bornstein-Lazar(1929-2020)
- Writer
During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Bornstein-Lazar served in a military band and was a teacher at Gordon School in Petah Tikva. In 1950 she began a literary career, becoming a children's writer, best known for her book series following the adventures of the two monkeys (Kofiko in Israel, and Chipopo abroad). Both series have spanned dozens of books and were hugely successful in Israel.