Dana Olmert

Dana Olmert (Hebrew: דנה אולמרט; born December 26, 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 volunteered for 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 criticism from right-wing personalities.[4]

Olmert is a lesbian and defends the Pride parade in Israel.[5] She lives with her partner, Dafna Ben-Zvi, in Tel Aviv.[6]The couple have a daughter.

References

  1. ↑ Our Scholarship Winners Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  2. ↑ The Literature Department Tel Aviv University
  3. ↑ "Sea of Hope". New Israel Fund. 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  4. ↑ Cohen, Avi (2006-06-10), "PM's daughter protests Gaza killings", Israel News, archived from the original on 2010-12-07, 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, archived from the original on 2007-03-16, retrieved 2007-08-27
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