Ziva Flamhaft

In 1968, having been victimized by war, Ziva Flamhaft was the first to mobilize public opinion in Israel against government discrimination of childless war widows. She later came to the United States as an employee of the Israeli government. Since 1985 she has taught political science at Queens College of the City University of New York. Her current work involves women's outlook on war and peace in the Middle East.