Naomi Shmuel, writer and anthropologist, deals in the field of education and intercultural mediation. She herself immigrated to Israel from England, her husband from Ethiopia, and they have four children. A children's book: "Daddy is brown", "How do you make peace", "Desta and I", "Do not spoil the children", "The tree of life", "What is my name and who am I", "Dad, tell me more". "Here is an immigrant from Ethiopia, here I heard shouts. I turned back and didn't see any Ethiopian girl behind me. Children started gathering around me, and I still didn't realize that they were referring to me. Maskaram was born in Israel to a mother who immigrated from Ethiopia and a father who immigrated from the United States. When her family moved from Katzerin to Herzliya, shortly after Operation Shlomo, Alia Dealing with the prejudices of children who meet for the first time a girl with brown skin. The difficult experience makes Makram confront her different roots. With the help of the stories of her Ethiopian grandmother, who lives in Katsrin, she learns to come to terms with her diverse identity.
