Born in 1936 in Vienna, Zvi Jagendorf fled to England with his family to escape the Nazis. Educated at Oxford, he later emigrated to Jerusalem where he taught English and Theatre S...view moreBorn in 1936 in Vienna, Zvi Jagendorf fled to England with his family to escape the Nazis. Educated at Oxford, he later emigrated to Jerusalem where he taught English and Theatre Studies at the Hebrew University. His first novel, Wolfy and the Strudelbakers, was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2001.view less