Yehudit Harari

Yehudit Harari was born in 1885 in Pinsk

Yehudit Harari, born Eisenberg, was born in Pinsk in 1885. Her parents, Bilha and Aharon Eisenberg, came to the Land of Israel in 1886 as part of the First Aliyah. The family lived in Jaffa and Wadi Chanin, then moved to Rehovot in 1890 and was among its founders.

She finished elementary school in Rehovot. Since the country had no high schools, she completed her secondary studies with private teachers, among them Israel Belkind.

At 13 she met Haim Harari, and they wrote to each other for 6 years, letters she later described in her book Between the Vineyards. They married in 1907, and she left her post as a teacher and kindergarten teacher at the Evelina de Rothschild Girls' School in Jerusalem to join him in Jaffa. Their only son, Yizhar, was born in 1908.

In 1907 the couple joined the families of Ahuzat Bayit and were among the 66 founding families of Tel Aviv. Together they started the Hebrew Stage Enthusiasts, amateur troupes that staged plays, and she acted in lead roles. She later sat on the council of the Habima Theater and was among the founders of the Teachers' Union.

In 1965 she received the honorary education prize of the Tel Aviv Municipality. She died in 1979.