Hadassah Froman is an Israeli peace activist.
Froman was raised in Lavi, a kibbutz in the Galilee, in an Orthodox Jewish family with right-wing politics. [1] [2]
After serving in the army of the Israel Defense Forces, Froman attended Hebrew University, where she studied education. [1]
Froman primarily teaches Zohar, but in the past has worked both as a schoolteacher and as an adult educator. [1]
Froman is a religious Zionist, and believes that the presence of Arabs in Israel-Palestine indicates that God wants the Jewish people to coexist with them. [2]
Froman and her husband, Menachem Froman, began their activism following the onset of the First Intifada in 1987. [2] Hadassah was the first of the two to feel sympathetic towards the Palestinians, telling her her husband, "They throw stones because they want contact with us". [2] Although Menachem initially dismissed this idea, he eventually also developed a sympathetic point of view. [2]
Froman became involved with Roots after being approached by one of its founders, Ali Abu Awaad. [1] [2] In late 2015, the 15-year-old son of a Palestinian Roots member was arrested and charged with throwing stones. [3] Froman spoke in favor of the teenager during his trial, and raised money for his legal fees. [3]
In January 2016, Froman's pregnant daughter-in-law was non-fatally stabbed by a Palestinian teenager. [4] Froman called for a coexistence in an interview shortly afterward with Army Radio, and she called on Israel to make more of an effort to support Palestinians who supported coexistence with Israel. [4] She also criticized delaying the return of Palestinian terrorists' bodies to their families, and the demolition of those families' homes. [4]
Froman was profiled in the 2022 book, Profiles in Peace. [5]
Froman and her husband had ten children. [6] As of 2022, she has 50 grandchildren. [7]
She currently lives in Tekoa, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. [1]
- ^ a b c d e "Biographies - Hadassah Froman". Friends of Roots. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ a b c d e f Schvarcz, Benjamin; Billig, Miriam (September 2022). "The Froman Peace Campaign: Pluralism in Judeo-Islamic Theology and Politics". Politics and Religion. 15 (3): 559–578. doi: 10.1017/S1755048321000365. ISSN 1755-0483.
- ^ a b "Palestinian peacenik's son released from prison, changed but dedicated to non-violence". The Times of Israel. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Mother-in-law of pregnant stabbing victim urges coexistence". The Times of Israel. 18 January 2016.
- ^ Rosenstein, Marc J. (2022-12-03). "'Profiles in Peace': The power to bring peace for Israel, Palestinians". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "Menachem Froman: Rabbi and peace activist". The Independent. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ Weinberg, Josh (2022-11-04). "The Long Road Ahead". ARZA. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- Living people
- 20th-century Israeli Jews
- 20th-century Israeli people
- 20th-century Israeli women
- 21st-century Israeli Jews
- 21st-century Israeli people
- 21st-century Israeli women
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni
- Israeli anti-war activists
- Israeli Orthodox Jews
- Israeli settlers
- Jewish women activists
- Israeli women educators
- Kibbutzniks
- People from Northern District (Israel)
- Rebbetzins
- Religious Zionists
Hadassah Froman is an Israeli peace activist.
Froman was raised in Lavi, a kibbutz in the Galilee, in an Orthodox Jewish family with right-wing politics. [1] [2]
After serving in the army of the Israel Defense Forces, Froman attended Hebrew University, where she studied education. [1]
Froman primarily teaches Zohar, but in the past has worked both as a schoolteacher and as an adult educator. [1]
Froman is a religious Zionist, and believes that the presence of Arabs in Israel-Palestine indicates that God wants the Jewish people to coexist with them. [2]
Froman and her husband, Menachem Froman, began their activism following the onset of the First Intifada in 1987. [2] Hadassah was the first of the two to feel sympathetic towards the Palestinians, telling her her husband, "They throw stones because they want contact with us". [2] Although Menachem initially dismissed this idea, he eventually also developed a sympathetic point of view. [2]
Froman became involved with Roots after being approached by one of its founders, Ali Abu Awaad. [1] [2] In late 2015, the 15-year-old son of a Palestinian Roots member was arrested and charged with throwing stones. [3] Froman spoke in favor of the teenager during his trial, and raised money for his legal fees. [3]
In January 2016, Froman's pregnant daughter-in-law was non-fatally stabbed by a Palestinian teenager. [4] Froman called for a coexistence in an interview shortly afterward with Army Radio, and she called on Israel to make more of an effort to support Palestinians who supported coexistence with Israel. [4] She also criticized delaying the return of Palestinian terrorists' bodies to their families, and the demolition of those families' homes. [4]
Froman was profiled in the 2022 book, Profiles in Peace. [5]
Froman and her husband had ten children. [6] As of 2022, she has 50 grandchildren. [7]
She currently lives in Tekoa, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. [1]
- ^ a b c d e "Biographies - Hadassah Froman". Friends of Roots. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ a b c d e f Schvarcz, Benjamin; Billig, Miriam (September 2022). "The Froman Peace Campaign: Pluralism in Judeo-Islamic Theology and Politics". Politics and Religion. 15 (3): 559–578. doi: 10.1017/S1755048321000365. ISSN 1755-0483.
- ^ a b "Palestinian peacenik's son released from prison, changed but dedicated to non-violence". The Times of Israel. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Mother-in-law of pregnant stabbing victim urges coexistence". The Times of Israel. 18 January 2016.
- ^ Rosenstein, Marc J. (2022-12-03). "'Profiles in Peace': The power to bring peace for Israel, Palestinians". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "Menachem Froman: Rabbi and peace activist". The Independent. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ Weinberg, Josh (2022-11-04). "The Long Road Ahead". ARZA. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- Living people
- 20th-century Israeli Jews
- 20th-century Israeli people
- 20th-century Israeli women
- 21st-century Israeli Jews
- 21st-century Israeli people
- 21st-century Israeli women
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni
- Israeli anti-war activists
- Israeli Orthodox Jews
- Israeli settlers
- Jewish women activists
- Israeli women educators
- Kibbutzniks
- People from Northern District (Israel)
- Rebbetzins
- Religious Zionists