Alice Shalvi Explained

Alice Shalvi
Birth Name:Alice Hildegard Margulies
Birth Date:16 October 1926
Birth Place:Essen, Rhine Province, Prussia, Germany
Occupation:Professor of English literature, educator, women's activism
Children:6
Spouse:Moshe Shalvi

Alice Shalvi (Hebrew: אליס שלוי; 16 October 1926 – 2 October 2023) was an Israeli professor and educator. She played a leading role in progressive Jewish education for girls and advancing the status of women.

Biography

Alice Hildegard Margulies (later Shalvi) was born in Essen, Germany, to an Orthodox Jewish family. Her parents, Benzion and Perl Margulies, were religious Zionists.[1] Alice was the younger of two children. The family had a wholesale linen and housewares business.

In 1933, soon after Hitler's rise to power in Germany, the family home was searched, prompting their move to London in May 1934.[2] In London, Shalvi's father and brother imported watches and jewellery. When the Blitz began, they moved to Aylesbury, 50 kilometres north of London, and lived in a small house in Waddesdon, which was part of the estate of James Rothschild.

The family built a factory there for ammunition calibration devices that established them financially. In 1944, Shalvi studied English literature at Cambridge University. In 1946, she was sent to the 22nd Zionist Congress in Basel as a representative of British Jewish students.

In 1949, after completing a degree in social work at the London School of Economics, Shalvi immigrated to Israel, settling in Jerusalem. She became a faculty member in the English department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and earned her PhD there in 1962.[3]

In May 1950 she met Moshe Shelkowitz (later Shalvi), a new immigrant from New York City, whom she married in October of that year. They had six children: Joel (b. 1952), Micha (b. 1954), Ditza (b. 1957), Hephzibah (b. 1960), Benzion (b. 1963) and Pnina (Perl, b. 1967).[4]

Moshe Shalvi died on 6 July 2013.[5] Alice Shalvi died on 2 October 2023, at the age of 96.[6]

Academic and public career

Shalvi headed the English literature departments at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. She was the founder of Pelech, an experimental school for religious girls that unconventionally taught Talmud[7] (1975–1990), and of the Ohalim movement of neighbourhood associations (1973–1979); she was also founding director (later chairwoman) of the Israel Women's Network (1984–2000). In this position, she was one of the most prominent feminist advocates in Israel, developing a program that covers most forms of discrimination and disadvantage faced by women in Israeli society. An important aim of her work was gaining acceptance of Israeli women's contributions in all sections and at all levels of the armed forces, since army service plays a significant role in Israeli economic, political, and social life. In the 1990s she founded the International Coalition for Agunah Rights.[8] She also served as rector of the Schechter Institute for four years.[2] Shalvi also served as a member of the advisory board of the Remember the Women Institute[9] In 2018 she published a memoir entitled Never A Native.[10]

Awards and recognition

Published works

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Features/Article.aspx?id=58571 One on One with Alice Shalvi, A Woman's Work
  2. http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/a-soldier-for-sexual-equality-1.372175 A soldier for sexual equality
  3. Web site: Alice Shalvi's CV on the Official Israel Prize website . Hebrew . 17 April 2007 . 20 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100627175948/http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashsaz/AliceShalvi/cv.htm. 27 June 2010 . live.
  4. Encyclopedia: Alice Hildegard Shalvi. Wishlah. Charlotte. Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. Jewish Women's Archive. 20 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100716172347/http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/shalvi-alice. 16 July 2010 . live.
  5. http://www.avelim.co.il/moshe-shalvi-zl/ משה שלוי ז"ל Moshe Shalvi | Jerusalem Post, בית עלמין סנהדריה, הארץ, הקרן החדשה לישראל, שתיל, תיאטרון החאן | 07.07.13
  6. https://www.timesofisrael.com/alice-shalvi-trailblazing-feminist-and-educator-dies-at-97/ Alice Shalvi, trailblazing feminist and educator, dies at 97
  7. Web site: Ruthie . Blum Leibowitz . One on One with Alice Shalvi: A woman's work . The Jerusalem Post . 19 April 2007 . 20 June 2010.
  8. Web site: An Interview With Alice and Moshe Shalvi . Forward.com . 16 April 2008 . 21 June 2010.
  9. Web site: About the Institute . Remember the Women Institute . 21 December 2020 . 26 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200526043411/https://www.rememberwomen.org/about.html . dead .
  10. Web site: The Most Famous Israeli You've Never Heard Of. 2018-10-22. Tablet Magazine. en. 2019-02-06.
  11. Web site: List of recipients of the Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award on the Association of Human Rights in Israel website . Hebrew . 20 June 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100819195848/http://www.acri.org.il/story.aspx?id=176 . 19 August 2010 .
  12. Web site: Honorary Degrees . 2024-05-09 . Corporation Brown University . en.
  13. Web site: Judges decision for awarding the Israel Prize . Hebrew . 25 April 2007 . 20 June 2010.
  14. Web site: Announcement of award of Yeshayahu Leibowitz Prize 2009. 20 June 2010.
  15. Web site: Official Web Site . 26 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110522061919/http://www.ipcri.org/IPCRI/Who_We_Are.html . 22 May 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  16. Web site: Prof. Shalvi at 90: 'Advancing women to transform society' - Israel News - Jerusalem Post. www.jpost.com. 2019-02-06.
  17. Web site: Past Winners. Jewish Book Council. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200605120023/https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards/national-jewish-book-awards/past-winners?category=30783 . 5 June 2020 . 2020-01-26.
  18. Web site: Encyclopedia sheds light on achievements of Jewish women. 2008-02-25. Ynetnews. en. 2020-01-26 . Rozenberg . Dr Lilach .

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