Dana Olmert

Dana Olmert

Dana Olmert (born March, 1972), is an Israeli left wing activist, literary theorist and editor. She is a daughter of Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

Olmert graduated with a PhD in literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on "The Growth of Hebrew Poetry by Women During the Twenties: Psychoanalytical and Feminist Perspectives."[1] She teaches literature at Tel Aviv University[2] and lately teaches creative writing workshops. She is the editor of a poetry series and was invited to several juries of literary prizes.

She was active in the Jerusalem branch of the Israeli left-wing human rights organization Machsom Watch.[3] In June 2006 she attended a march in Tel Aviv protesting alleged Israeli complicity in the Gaza beach blast which made her the subject of bitter criticism from right wing personalities.[4]

Olmert is a self-identified lesbian and defends Pride parade in Israel.[5] She lives with her female partner, Dafna Ben-Zvi, in Tel Aviv.[6] The couple raise a daughter birthed by Ben-Zvi.

References

  1. ↑ Our Scholarship Winners Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  2. ↑ The Literature Department Tel Aviv University
  3. ↑ Another small indignity at an Israeli checkpoint: Apartheid looks like this by Jonathan Cook, Global Research, February 24, 2007
  4. ↑ Cohen, Avi (2006-06-10), "PM's daughter protests Gaza killings", Israel News, retrieved 2007-08-27
  5. ↑ Olmert Daughter Defends Gay Parade., Publication: Israel Faxx, Date: Thursday, June 21, 2007
  6. ↑ Mirza, Hassan (2006-11-14), "Lesbian daughter of Israeli PM speaks out", UK Gay.com, retrieved 2007-08-27
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, October 04, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.