Dina Feldman

Dina Feldman is the second Israeli Commissioner for Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities, an activist in the areas of human rights, women's equal opportunity, cross cultural, educational and interfaith dialogue, and in the preservation of the history of the Jews in Poland, before, during and after the Holocaust.

Feldman is a clinical psychologist, born in 1950, in Haifa, Israel, to Abraham Mevarech (BĘCZKOWSKI), a pioneer of the Mizrachi movement in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland and of Hapoel HaMizrachi in Israel, and Paula (née Drobner – Gast), born in Vienna, Austria.

Between 1973-1993, Feldman served as a psychologist in the Israel Defense Forces: the Women and Medical Corps. Between 1993-1999, she was part of the team that planned the Israeli Mental Health Reform, between 2002-2007 served as the Israeli Commissioner for Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities, established the Israeli Commission for Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Ministry of Justice (Israel), was active in the legislation of the Accessibility Chapter of the Israeli Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law in 1998,which passed in 2005, and headed the Israeli team in writing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2007. Between 2009-2010, she was a member of the committee and then the executive director of "Kolech – Religious Women Forum". Since then she has been active in the preservation of the history of the Jews in Poland, before, during and after the Holocaust, and in cross cultural, educational and interfaith dialogue.

• Rzędowska A., Feldman D., Getto ŻydówskieW Okupowanym Piotrkówie, Piotrków Tryb.: Biblioteka Piotrków 800, 2014. (in Polish)
• Feldman-Mevarech, D. and Boneh-Levi, Y. Jewish Trilogy from Poland. Holon: Orion. 2013. (in Hebrew)
• Feldman, D. The equality for People with Disabilities Law, 1998: at the crossroads between Charity and Right, 2010.
• Feldman, D. Shlesinger, M. Shedletzky, I. Five Hebrew Translations of Else Lasker-Schüler's Poem "An mein Kind". Nashim. 2010. Number 19: 176-198.
• Feldman, D. Human Rights of Children with Disabilities in Israel : The Vision and the Reality, Disability Studies Quarterly,Winter.2009. Vol. 29(1).
• Feldman, D. "Environmental Justice" and Persons with Disabilities in Israel. Disability Studies Quarterly, Fall, 2007. Vol. 27(4).
• Feldman, D. Lahav, Y. & Haimovitz, S. (Eds.). Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities in Israel. LAPAM, Tel Aviv. 2007. (in Hebrew)
• Feldman, D. Danieli Lahav, Y. Haimovitz, S. The Accessibility of the Israeli Societyfor Persons with Disabilities on the Threshold of the 21st Century - Introduction In: D. Feldman, Y. Danieli Lahav, Y. & S. Haimovitz, (Eds). The Accessibility of the Israeli Societyfor Persons with Disabilities on the Threshold of the 21st Century. LAPAM, Tel Aviv. 2007.
• Feldman, D. Environmental Justicefor Persons with Disabilities in Israel – the Vision and the implementationIn: D. Feldman, Y. Danieli Lahav,. & S. Haimovitz, (Eds). The Accessibility of the Israeli Societyfor Persons with Disabilities on the Threshold of the 21st Century. LAPAM, Tel Aviv. 2007. pp. 31–79.
• Feldman, D. Danieli Lahav, Y. Malul, E. Silovsky, D. Professionalization in the Area of Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities in Israel In: D. Feldman, Y. Danieli Lahav & S. Haimovitz, (Eds). The Accessibility of the Israeli Societyfor Persons with Disabilities on the Threshold of the 21st Century.LAPAM, Tel Aviv. 2007. pp. 431–476.
• Feldman, D. The Rights of Children with Disabilities in Israel – in the Front of the 21st Century. In S. Reiter. Y. Lazar, G. Avisar. Shiluvim: Learners withDisabilities in the Educational Systems. Achva, Haifa, 2007. pp. 89–142.
• Feldman, D. The Implication of the Israeli Equal Right's Law on the life of Persons with Psychiatric Challenges – is there any Light in the End of the Tunnel? In N. Hadas – Lidor and M. Lachman (Eds.) Rehabilitation and Recovery Readings. in the Mental Health Field From Different Perspectives: Practice, Policy and Research. Litom Publishers, Kefar Yona, 2007. pp. 203– 271.
• Feldman, D. The Rights of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in Israel – the Reality and the challenges In M. Hovav and P. Gitelman From Segregation to Inclusion. Personswith Disabilities in the Community. Carmel Publishing House. Jerusalem. 2006. pp. 21– 63.
• Feldman, D. The Mental Health Clinics in Israel: Trends and Changes in the Last Decade. In: U. Aviram and Y. Ginat . (Eds.). Mental health Services in Israel: Trends and Issues, Cherikover Publication, Azur. 2006. pp. 281– 304.
• Feldman, D. Epilog: The Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Working Market in Israel. In H.Viscardi. Give us the tools. Achva Publication, Haifa. 2005. pp. 189– 193.
• Feldman, D, Shaping Vision into Policy and its Implementation - Persons with Disabilities in Israel.Bridges: Israeli- Palestinian: Public Health Magazine. February–March. 2005. Vol. 1(2):8-12.
• Feldman, D, AffirmativeAction in the Working Market for Persons with Learning Disabilities in Israel. Schish: Issues in Special Education and rehabilitation Journal. 2005.Vol. 20 (1): 13-29 (In Hebrew).
• Feldman, D. The Employment of Persons with Disabilities in Israel- The Equal Right's Law's Perspective. Hadea Harovahat. 2005. Vol. 39. 11-15. (In Hebrew).
• Feldman, D. & Yahalom, S. Affirmative Action for Persons with Disabilities in Israel. In: A. Maor (Ed.) Affirmative Action and Equal Representation in Israel. Ramot Publication, Tel Aviv University. 2004. pp. 399–426.
• Feldman, D. The Mental Health Clinics in Israel. Society and Welfare. 2003. June, 23(2): 199-225 (In Hebrew)
• Feldman, D.Utilization of Mental Health Services - An Integrative Model . Society and Welfare. 2002. Vol. 22(3): 295-323. (In Hebrew).
• Feldman, D, & Bar on, J. Supplying “Rehabilitation Basket” to Persons with Mental Illness, and their Families, in the Community; A Demonstrative Governmental Program of Partnership between the Health and the Welfare Systems. Social Security. 2001. Vol. 61: 80-107 (In Hebrew).