Politicsרחל עזריה

Rahel Azaria

Rachel Azaria is an Israeli social activist and former politician who served as a Knesset member for Kulanu from 2015 to 2019 and earlier as deputy mayor of Jerusalem.

born 1977Fighting the exclusion of womenLeading Mavoi SatumFounding the Yerushalmim partyFounding HaOgen for reservists' families

Born: 21 December 1977, Jerusalem
Occupation: activist, politician
Party: Kulanu
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Rahel Azaria was born in 1977 in Jerusalem

Azaria was born in Jerusalem in 1977. Her father came from Tunisia and her mother from the United States. She grew up on moshav Beit Gamliel and attended National Religious schools.

In the IDF she served as a soldier teacher at the Ofra field school of the Society for the Protection of Nature. She then earned a BA in psychology and a master's degree in conflict resolution at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her thesis won the Tami Steinmetz Prize, and she competed in debating championships.

She began volunteering with the environmental group Green Course in 1999. From 2004 to 2007 she directed Mavoi Satum, which helps women denied a religious divorce. In 2008 she helped found the Yerushalmim party and was elected to the Jerusalem City Council.

On the council she held the early childhood portfolio and worked against the exclusion of women in public spaces. After her 2013 reelection she became deputy mayor. She served in the Knesset for Kulanu from 2015 to 2019.

After the October 7, 2023 attack, she founded HaOgen, a nonprofit that assists the families of reservists. She is married with 4 children and lives in Jerusalem.