Uriel Ofek (Hebrew: אוריאל אופק; 30 June 1926 in Tel Aviv – 23 January 1987) was an Israeli children's writer, editor, lyricist, poet, translator and literary scholar.
[1] Ofek was born in Tel Aviv to the Yiddish poet Arie Popik, grew up in Giv'atayim and studied in Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium.
Many of his books are based on experiences in childhood and youth in neighborhood Borochov in Giv'atayim, where he grew up.
He describes landscapes, events and characters from the period preceding the establishment of Israel – the Slick of Aldema, Battles in Wadi Musrara, and the Seven Mills along the Yarkon river.
Netanela and Dudu Zakai- Blue Bird – The Songs of Uriel Ofek −1977