Shmuel Kunda שמואל קונדא

Shmuel Kunda was the writer, creator, illustrator and producer of Jewish children's stories and recordings that entertained generations. Born in Shanghai, where his parents had fled during the Holocaust, he came to the US with his family in 1947. His 1970s cassettes such as "The Incredible Dreidel" were fixtures in Jewish homes, weaving moral lessons into humorous tales. He passed away in 2012 at 66, after which his recordings were made available online.