In Memoriam: Tanya Reinhart
Tribute, The Electronic Intifada, 19 March 2007
On Saturday, 17 March 2007, Israeli linguist and activist Tanya Reinhart passed away in New York at the age of 63. Tanya’s was a vital and rare Israeli voice that never wavered when it came to criticizing Israel’s systematic violations of Palestinians’ rights, including making a professional sacrifice by contributing to the discourse over the academic boycott of Israel. The following article, penned by Tanya and published by EI on 25 May 2005, reminds us what a void she leaves behind.
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Shimon Tzabar, another sad loss
New Profile, 20 March 2007
With great sadness I must report the death of my dear friend Shimon Tzabar — artist, poet, writer, political satirist and revolutionary.
I (together with other friends and members of his family, including his companion Judit Druks) witnessed his death at 21:06 earlier this evening (19 March). He was 81 years old. He died of pulmonary complications of a heart condition.
Condolences to: Judit Druks j.druks@ucl.ac.uk
Best wishes,
Moshe’ Machover
Shimon Tzabar
Intensive Care
My heart beats too slow.
My heart beats too fast.
My heart doesn’t beat middling –
middling as life,
middling as the blood streams,
middling as the joy that flows,
as oxygen that goes in and out.
Middling is what it ought to be
in order to survive in good company,
to raise children.
My heart doesn’t want to beat middling.
My heart wants to fly to the end of the world
like a bird.
My heart wants to swim under water
like a fish.
My heart is crazy, crazy and mad.
My heart dreams adventure impossible to realize.
My heart has a screw loose in its head.
November 1998