Adi Keissar
Adi Keissar (in Hebrew: עדי קיסר; born December 11, 1980) is an Israeli poet, and founder of the cultural group Ars Poetica. Biography Keissar was born in the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem. She is the third of four children in her family, which is of Yemeni extraction. Her mother Ziona, is a special education teacher, and her father, Benny, is a printer. Her mother's family came to Israel in the 1950s from Yemen. Her father's family arrived from Sana'a in 1882. From a young age, Keissar experienced bullying and discrimination because of her dark skin color, and according to her, she came to understand that she belongs to a low social status group. During her compulsory army service, she worked as an infantry instructor, and began to develop her Mizrahi identity. After an extended trip to South America and some time in New York, Keissar returned to Israel, and began working as a cultural reporter for a local Jerusalem newspaper. In 2009, she moved to Tel Aviv, and began writing for Ha'ir. In 2017, Keissar gave birth to a daughter. Education Keissar completed her bachelor's degree in the Humanities at the Open University in 2008. In 2010, she completed an