Dvora Waysman was born Dorothy Opas in Melbourne, Australia. She made "aliya" to Jerusalem with her family in 1971 and now has 16 Israeli grandchildren. She is widely known as a teacher of Creative Writing and a freelance journalist, syndicated worldwide. She has received several literary awards including the "For Jerusalem" citation by former Mayor Teddy Kollek for her fiction, features and poetry about the city; and "Best Foreign Correspondent" Award from the Society of Justice, Ethics & Morals in Journalism. Her previous published books include: "To Any Jewish Teenager-Letters from Jerusalem," "My Long Journey Home" (Hebrew), "Back of Beyond," "The Pomegranate Pendant" and "Woman of… Jerusalem."