Lihi Lapid
Lihi Lapid | |
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ליהיא לפיד | |
![]() Lapid in 2006 | |
Born | 1968 (age 53–54) |
Education | Tel Aviv University |
Occupation | Author, photojournalist, columnist |
Spouse(s) | Yair Lapid |
Children | 2 |
Website | lihilapid |
Lihi Lapid (Hebrew: ליהיא לפיד; born 1968) is an Israeli author, photojournalist, and newspaper columnist. She is an activist for people with disabilities.
Early life and education[]
Lapid born in 1968 and raised in Arad, Israel.[1][2] She attended , the and Tel Aviv University.[3][1][2]
Career[]
During time in the Israel Defense Forces, Lapid was a photographer for Bamahane.[3] She was a columnist at Yedioth Ahronoth for 15 years.[4] In April 2019, after taking time off for her husband's campaign, the newspaper would not hire her back.[5] In 2008, she authored a novel and memoir titled Women of Valor.[4][6]
Lapid is a feminist[1] and an advocate for people with disabilities. She has an autistic daughter. Lapid is president of SHEKEL, an community organization for people with special needs.[7]
Personal life[]
Lapid met her future husband, Yair Lapid, while she was in the military.[1] They have a son and daughter and reside in Ramat Aviv.[3] She had two miscarriages and was on bed rest for six months before giving birth to her son.[4]
Selected works[]
- Lapid, Lihi; Tovia, Miriam; Muzeʼon le-omanut Yiśreʼelit, Ramat Gan (1994). ha-Ḳesharim. Ramat Gan: Muzeʼon le-omanut Yiśreʼelit. OCLC 34447094.
- Lihi, Lapid (2013). Woman of Valor. Gefen. ISBN 978-965-229-640-5. OCLC 857371638.
References[]
- ^ a b c d Sommer, Allison Kaplan (14 August 2013). "Lihi Lapid: She's no Sara Netanyahu (or Hillary Clinton, for that matter)". Haaretz. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Information Center for Israeli Art | The Israel Museum, Jerusalem". museum.imj.org.il. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ a b c "Woman of Valor: A Novel, by Lihi Lapid". Times of Israel. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Kamin, Debra (18 August 2013). "America, meet the other Lapid". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Yair Lapid's wife says she was fired from newspaper due to husband's career". Times of Israel. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Margalit, Ruth (2014-04-01). "Lihi Lapid Discusses Her Newly-Translated Book, 'Woman of Valor,' in New York City". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Brown, Hannah (November 23, 2016). "Journalist, activist Lihi Lapid named president of SHEKEL". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
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- Living people
- 1968 births
- People from Arad, Israel
- 21st-century Israeli women writers
- Israeli women journalists
- Israeli photojournalists
- Israeli columnists
- Women columnists
- Israeli feminists
- Israeli women activists
- Israeli disability rights activists
- Jewish women writers
- Thelma Yellin High School of Arts alumni