Judith Ish-Kishor

Rebecca Judith Ish-Kishor (25 March 1892 – 1971) was an American writer of Jewish children's historical fiction.

[1] She was born in Boston in 1892, the daughter of Zionist leader Ephraim Ish-Kishor [he].

She was raised in London before returning to the U.S. to study at Hunter College in New York.

She is best known for her works Adventure in Palestine: The Search for Aleezah (1947), Joel is the Youngest (1954), and Tales From the Wise Men of Israel (1962).

[2] Her sister, Sulamith Ish-Kishor, was also a prominent children's writer.