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[[File:marciafriedman.png|200px|thumb|left|Marcia Friedman]]

==Country==

Israel

==Birth - Death==

1938 -

==Occupation==

Activist

==Description==

Feminist and LGBTQ rights advocate.  Founding president of Brit Tzedek v'Shalom and the Community of Learning Women, and a past president of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.  Member of the Knesset (parliament) from 1973-1977, coming out as lesbian after this period.  Member of the Advisory Council, J Street (advocacy group to end the Arab-Israeli conflict) and founder of the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace.  Author of her autobiography 'Exile in the Promised Land: A Memoir' (1990).

==See Also==

* [[LGBTQ Management of Film Festivals]]
* [[Peace Activists Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
* [[Feminist Activists Who Identify as Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/2.209/the-american-jewish-woman-who-brought-feminism-to-israel-1.264332
* http://btvshalom.org/reflections/marcia-freedman/
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9hUYMRSsMI

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