Pnina Moed Kass has been living in Israel since 1969. After teaching high school English for a number of years she decided to take a break and go back to writing.
Her writing background in the U.S. has been as a lyricist (ASCAP member), a staffer at the magazine, Opera News, a publicist for a record company and a variety of other jobs that called for writing skills.
The switch in Israel from teaching to writing worked out.
After a few years she had authored children’s books , scripted a TV series, and done a lot of freelance writing both in Hebrew and in English. She had also garnered awards and recognition for her short stories and her contemporary novel set in the Middle East. Among them: the international Reading Award for Best YA Short Story, inclusion in the Cricket Magazine 25 year Anthology (“Celebrate”,) and other citations by librarians and teachers.
Her novel, REAL TIME, won the prestigious National Jewish Book Award, The Sydney Taylor Award and other accolades.
The eight books of the picture book series “Berale” about a shy but adventurous snail can be found on the shelves of kindergartens and local libraries throughout Israel. Also popular is the website www.berale.com
Though she lives in Israel, in the city of Herzliya, Moed Kass has traveled to speak about children's literature, about contemporary life in Israel, and about her work both in Europe and the U.S. In Israel, she makes frequent appearances, reading the “Berale” stories at libraries and community centers. Her children used to be part of her audience, now it’s her grandchildren.
Biographical material and reviews
Assoc. of Jewish Libraries websiteAnswer.com
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Pnina highly recommends Nina Selbst's thoroughly enjoyable
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water journey. She says " there is no area of human activity linked to water that the author of this lucid and fascinating book has not delved into".
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Love and humor, sadness and stolid acceptance describes
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this sensitive approach to the story of the soldiers who served in the army outpost named The Pumpkin, stationed just inside of Lebanon between 1994 and 1998.
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This is a masterful blend of history and suspense,
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writes Pnina Moed Kass. It is a memoir of spies and saboteurs whose hidden heroism is now revealed.
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Pnina highly recommends this book about the IDF most
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elite unit unit known as Talpiot. She says that the unit's history, its eccentric approaches to problem-solving, its unique methods of recruitment and teaching make for fascinating reading.
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Pnina Moed Kass reviews 2 books of historical interest,
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both of which she says were solidly researched, compiled, and edited. The first is In the Shadow of the Red Banner, by Yitzhak Arad which Pnina says is a fascinating historical record of the part Soviet Jewry played in the war against Nazi Germany. The second book is called Peace in the Making (The Menachem Begin-Anwar El-Sadat Personal Correspondence). Pnina compliments the editors on a breathtaking collection of letters, transcripts of speeches, press conferences, interviews, photos and official documents.
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"The book is a praise of biblical geography, generally
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enhanced by folk tales and biblical quotations. As glorious as are the photographs," writes Pnina Moed Kass, "they are a vehicle for the documentation of Israel's ancient heritage". A handsome book, for a specific audience, she sums up.
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An interesting new approach to a story of the Holocaust.
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Combining fact and fiction introduces the reader to people that draw one into the personal emotional experiences of living in those horrific times.
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L'haim! A toast to youth . . . and another forty years
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of words that give us insight and understanding is Pnina's blessing to ESRAmagazine on it's 40th anniversary
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A stark and horrific `word-camera' personal account
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of the experiences of an eighteen year old who survived seven concentration camps later returning to Berlin and re- inventing his life.
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Pnina reviews this light hearted and unique reference
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book of cartoons illustrating Hebrew words which allows one the opportunity to learn to speak Hebrew through humour.
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Pnina feels she owes a debt of gratitude to Amos Oz
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who wrote with such "guts and grace... in the turmoil of this political place"
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A review of a stunning art book, containing out of
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the ordinary artistic content and quality printing historically recording the history of mosaic art going back 40,000 years.
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In this world of graphic icons and virtual reality
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the symbols used must be based on reality - but how can they be communicated with? The circle with a heavy dark line through it or an entry or exit sign, can they be spoken to? Pnina Mod Kass would love to communicate with the many symbols she “meets” every day.
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The late Dr. Brian Braude held some intriguing conversations
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with Pnina Moed Kass while she was on his dentist’s chair. She remembers his talks about the many journeys he undertook and how she persuaded him to write about them for ESRA MAGAZINE.
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Pnina was impressed by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's book
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KOSHER LUST. She says it is well-written, makes many telling points, and despite its eyebrow-raising title, is worth a read.
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