MARCH 2007
Linguist, peace activist Tanya Reinhardt dies in
By Haaretz Service,18th March 2007
Linguist and peace activist Prof. Tanya Reinhardt died Saturday in
Reinhardt, one of the most outspoken representatives of the radical Israeli left, was a fierce critic of the 1993 Oslo Accords between
After receiving a master's degree at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Reinhardt wrote her doctoral thesis at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under renowned linguist Noam Chomsky.
Her
contributions to linguistic theory dealt with the
connection between meaning and context, and the interface
between syntax and systems of sound.
From 1977, Reinhardt taught courses in linguistics and
literature at
For the past 15 years she also
taught at
In December 2006, Reinhardt left
Reinhardt and those close to her said the change in the
university's relationship to her was made in response to
her statements calling for an academic boycott of
Reinhardt espoused the principle of non-violent
resistance, and was among the leaders of the left-wing
activists who called for boycotts of the 1996 and 2001
elections.
She was active in recent years in Israeli-Palestinian
efforts against the
Reinhardt was married to poet and translator Aharon
Shabtai.