Tamar Pelleg-Sryck Explained

Tamar Pelleg-Sryck (2 June 1926 – 11 March 2024) was an Israeli lawyer and human rights activist.^[1] After working as a teacher and organizer, she qualified as a lawyer at 61^[2] and was best known for representing Palestinian detainees in court and advocating for human rights in Palestine since the Intifada in December 1987.^[3]

Tamar Pelleg-Sryck died on 11 March 2024, at the age of 97.^[4]

Award

• Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award (2011) – lifetime achievement award^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: For Israeli pinkos, communism and Palestinian rights go hand in hand.
2. Imad Sabi, Imad Sabi, 'In memory of an Israeli lawyer who never lost her moral purpose,' +972 magazine 22 May 2024
3. Web site: PORTRAIT: Tamar Pelleg-Sryck.
4. News: נפטרה פעילת זכויות אדם הוותיקה עו"ד תמר פלג שריק; תובא למנוחות בקיבוץ יד חנה . 12 March 2024 . Zoha.
5. Web site: קרן נויבך קיבלה את אות זכויות האדם בישראל - וואלה! חדשות. 23 January 2012.
6. Web site: 2011 | ACRI Timeline.