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Chaim Walder is an author of literature for children, adolescents, and adults.<br />
He is also an educational counselor and manager of the Center for the Child and Family operated by the Bnei Brak municipality.</p>
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Walder was born in Haifa in 1969. He attended Yeshivat Kol Torah and Knesses Chizkiyahu before getting married and serving in the Israeli army as a soldier-teacher.<br />
After his discharge he continued to work as an educator and also embarked on a writing career.</p>
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Since 1990, Walder has been a regular columnist for the Yated Ne'eman, writing about social issues. He also hosts a popular radio talk show. He heads the Center for the Child and Family, run by the Bnei Brak municipality, and is a certified educational counselor working with children who have suffered trauma and abuse.[6] In 2003, he received the Magen LeYeled (Defender of the Child) award from the Israel National Council for the Child.</p>
