Art and designרמי אלחנן
Rami Elhanan
Rami Elhanan is an Israeli graphic designer and peace activist who served as co-director of the Parents' Circle-Families Forum.
born 1950Peace activism after his daughter's deathCo-directing the Parents' CircleFriendship with Bassam Aramin
- Occupation
- graphic designer, peace activist
Rami Elhanan was born in 1950 in Jerusalem
Rami Elhanan was born in Jerusalem in 1950. His mother's family had lived in Jerusalem for 6 generations. His father, a Holocaust survivor, came to Mandatory Palestine in 1946.
He served in the IDF as a tank mechanic and fought in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. He later worked as a graphic designer.
In 1997 his daughter Smadar was killed in a suicide bombing on Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem. In 1999 he met Yitzchak Frankenthal, founder of the Parents' Circle-Families Forum, and became an active member. The group brings together bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families who support peace and nonviolence.
He also joined Combatants for Peace, where he met Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian whose daughter was killed in 2007. The two traveled abroad to speak for a peaceful end to the conflict and served as co-directors of the Parents' Circle. Their story was the subject of a 2012 documentary and the 2020 novel Apeirogon by Colum McCann.
He is married to philologist Nurit Peled, daughter of Matti Peled. They had 3 sons and 1 daughter.
Milestones in Rami Elhanan's life
- 1950
Born in Jerusalem.
- 1973
Fought in the Yom Kippur War.
- 1997
His daughter Smadar was killed in a suicide bombing in Jerusalem.
- 1999
Met Yitzchak Frankenthal of the Parents' Circle-Families Forum.
- 2012
A documentary about him and Bassam Aramin was released.
- 2020
The novel Apeirogon, based on his friendship with Aramin, was published.
Rami Elhanan served in the military
He served in the IDF as a tank mechanic and fought in the Yom Kippur War in 1973.
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