The Adventures in Short of Ferdinand Pedahtsur

Efrayim Sidon was born in Tel Aviv, and is a journalist, satirist, playwright, and children’s author. In the early 1970s, he wrote weekly columns for Haolam hazeh and Maariv. He also created television satires that addressed social and political topics, for which he achieved cult status. Many of his works for children were adapted for the stage and television. In 2004, he was awarded the Bialik Prize for literature.