Dana Olmert
Israeli left wing activist, literary theorist and editor

Dana Olmert

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Israeli left wing activist, literary theorist and editor
A.K.A.
דנה אולמרט, دانا اولمرت
Gender:
Female
Places:
Birth:
26 December 1972(Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel)
Residences
Tel Aviv
Family:
Mother:
Aliza Olmert
Father:
Ehud Olmert
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Biography

Dana Olmert (Hebrew: דנה אולמרט‎‎; 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." She teaches literature at Tel Aviv University 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. 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.

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