(Jerusalem, Israel, 1987) Writer, in 2012 she became the youngest author awarded the "5 Under 35" which is granted by the National Book Foundation. She was a finalist in the prestigious 2013 Sami Rohr Literary Prize, which honors emerging writers that explore the Jewish experience, and in the Women's Prize for Fiction 2013. Her first novel, The People of Forever Are Not Afraid, acclaimed by critics worldwide, has been translated into 23 languages.