Judith Ish-Kishor

Judith Ish-Kishor
Born	Rebecca Judith Ish-Kishor (1892-03-25)25 March 1892 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died	1971(1971-00-00) (aged 78–79)
Language	English
Alma mater	Hunter College
Genre	Children's literature
Spouse	Herbert Lapides ​ (m. 1949)​
Parents	Ephraim Ish-Kishor
Relatives	Sulamith Ish-Kishor (sister)

Rebecca Judith Ish-Kishor (25 March 1892 – 1971) was an American writer of Jewish children's historical fiction.

She was born in Boston in 1892, the daughter of Zionist leader Ephraim Ish-Kishor. She was raised in London before returning to the U.S. to study at Hunter College in New York. She is best known for her works Adventure in Palestine: The Search for Aleezah (1947), Joel is the Youngest (1954), and Tales From the Wise Men of Israel (1962). She also wrote a popular column for Jewish children in the English-language Jewish press, entitled The Sabbath Angel.

Her sister, Sulamith Ish-Kishor, was also a prominent children's writer.

Publications

• Illustrated by Theresa Sherman.
• Illustrated by Margaret Ayer.
• Illustrated by Jules Gotlieb.
• Illustrated by W. T. Mars.