Summary
Aliza Olmert (Hebrew: עליזה אולמרט; née Richter; born 1946) is an Israeli artist, photographer, author and social worker. She is married to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
Aliza Olmert | |
|---|---|
| עליזה אולמרט | |
 Alisa Olmert, 1994 | |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Israel | |
| In role 14 April 2006 – 31 March 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Ehud Olmert |
| Preceded by | Nava Barak-Singer (2001) |
| Succeeded by | Sara Netanyahu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aliza Richter 1946 (age 77–78) Eschwege, Germany |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 4, including Dana and Shaul |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem Bezalel Academy of Art and Design |
| Occupation | Artist, Social Worker |
Biography edit
Aliza Olmert was born in a displaced persons camp in Eschwege, Germany. Her parents were Holocaust survivors from Łódź, Poland. She immigrated to Israel with her family in 1949, grew up in Ramat Gan, and served as an instructor in the Israel Defense Forces.[2] She met her husband, Ehud Olmert, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she was studying social work.[3] The Olmerts live in Jerusalem's Katamon neighborhood. They have five children (including Dana and Shaul Olmert), one of them adopted.[3]
Art career edit
In 1985–1988, at the age of 40, Olmert studied environmental design at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. In Israel, Olmert has exhibited at the Museum on the Seam in Jerusalem, the Museum of Israeli Art in Ramat Gan, the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv and the Tel Aviv Artists' House.[2] Her work has also been exhibited in Japan, Uruguay, Italy, Britain, Poland, Argentina and New York.[2] In March 2008, she was awarded the Steiger Prize in Germany.[2]
Politics edit
Olmert's politics are left-wing, and she, their children and her social circle have been accused of influencing her husband's political views.[3] She is said to support Meretz.[4]
Olmert dislikes the political limelight, and says that their most difficult period as a couple was 1993–2003, when Ehud was mayor of Jerusalem.[3]
Social welfare edit
Olmert is active in social programs promoting child welfare. She is the chairman of Or Shalom and Tlalim, which aid children at risk and families with homebound sick children.[5] Olmert is also a member of the Action Committee for Children of Foreign Workers[2] and President of the Board of Unitaf, a community-based organization that creates early-childhood programs for refugee and stateless children living in Israel.[6]
Published works edit
- Wall Language (co-authored with Gayil Hareven)
- Fantasy for Piano (a play performed by the Cameri Theater)
References edit
- ^ https://kotar.cet.ac.il/kotarapp/index/Chapter.aspx?nBookID=101064186&nTocEntryID=101066553
- ^ a b c d e Lanski, Na'ama. "That Midas touch". Haaretz. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d Rachel Shabi (5 May 2006). "The unlikely first lady". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ Berger, Joseph (13 August 2004). "How a Zionist Hawk Grew His New Dovish Feathers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ Nir Magal (14 May 2006). עליזה אולמרט: לא אוותר על הבריחות לתל אביב [Aliza Olmert: I will not give up on escapes to Tel Aviv]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "President of the Board at unitaf - www.unitaf.org". 8 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020.
External links edit
Media related to Aliza Olmert at Wikimedia Commons- Aliza Olmert Bio on pmo.gov.il
- Aliza Olmert – Dead End – Exhibition
- Aliza Olmert – Israel – Exhibition
- Davide Frattini (14 May 2006). "Ritratto di Aliza Olmert, la first lady israeliana" [Portrait of Aliza Olmert, the Israeli first lady] (in Italian). Informazione Corretta.
- Nir Magal (14 May 2006). עליזה אולמרט: לא אוותר על הבריחות לתל אביב [Aliza Olmert: I will not give up on escapes to Tel Aviv]. Ynet (in Hebrew).
- "unitaf, Aid Organization for Refugees and stateless children living in Israel".
