Yigal Mossinson

Yigal Mossinson
יגאל מוסינזון
Yigal Mossinson, 1954
Born25 December 1917
Ein Ganim, Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
DiedMay 1, 1994(1994-05-01) (aged 76)
Tel Aviv, Israel
CitizenshipIsraeli
OccupationsNovelist, playwright, and inventor
Spouse3
Children6, including Gili
RelativesMoshe Mossinson (brother)
Dvora Omer (niece)

Yigal Mossinson (Hebrew: יגאל מוסינזון; 25 December 1917 – 1 May 1994), also known as Igal Mossinsohn, Yigal Mosenzon and Yig'al Mosinzon, was an Israeli novelist, playwright, and inventor. He was the author of the Hasamba children's book series.

Among his many awards was the David's Violin Prize for Casablan, the 1954 play upon which the Israeli musical comedy stage and screen hit Kazablan was based.

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