Emuna Elon
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Emuna Elon is an Israel
i author and journalist. She is foremost known as a strong nationalist and for her marriage to Rabbi
Binyamin Elon
, a Knesset
member. Her name Emuna means faith.
She was raised in Jerusalem and New York
, and now lives in Beit El
. Until 2005, she wrote a column in Yedioth Ahronoth
, Israel's largest newspaper
, where she advocated for the separation of literature and politics. She has written one novel titled "If You Awaken Love", published in 2007, and 14 children's books.
Elon is the mother of six children, and grandmother to eight.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i author and journalist. She is foremost known as a strong nationalist and for her marriage to Rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
Binyamin Elon
Binyamin Elon
Rabbi Binyamin "Benny" Elon is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Moledet and the National Union between 1996 and 2009. A ninth-generation Jerusalemite, Elon has lived in Beit El, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank for the last twenty years...
, a Knesset
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
member. Her name Emuna means faith.
She was raised in Jerusalem and New York
New York City
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, and now lives in Beit El
Beit El
Beit El is an Israeli settlement and a local council in the Benjamin region of the central West Bank, within the borders of the Matte Binyamin Regional Council. The religiously observant town is located in the hills north of Jerusalem east of the Palestinian city of al-Bireh. In 2009, it had a...
. Until 2005, she wrote a column in Yedioth Ahronoth
Yedioth Ahronoth
Yedioth Ahronoth is a daily newspaper published in Tel Aviv, Israel. Since the 1970s, it has been the most widely circulated paper in Israel. In a TGI survey comparing the last half of 2009 with the same period in 2008, Yedioth Ahronoth retained the title of most widely read newspaper in Israel...
, Israel's largest newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
, where she advocated for the separation of literature and politics. She has written one novel titled "If You Awaken Love", published in 2007, and 14 children's books.
Elon is the mother of six children, and grandmother to eight.