Miriam Yalan Shteklis
Biography
Miriam Yalan-Shteklis (also Miriam Yalan-Stekelis; Hebrew: מרים ילן-שטקליס; 21 September 1900 – 9 May 1984) was an Israeli writer and poet famous for her children's books. Her surname, Yalan, was an acronym based on her father's name, Yehuda Leib Nissan.
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