Dana Olmert

Dana Olmert

Dana Olmert, born 26 December 1972, is an Israeli left wing activist, literary theorist and editor, and 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, http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3261125,00.html, 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, http://uk.gay.com/headlines/10654, retrieved 2007-08-27 

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