Marcia Friedman

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).

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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