Aliza Olmert

Aliza Olmert (; Richter; born 1946) is an Israeli artist, photographer, author, and social worker. She is married to former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert.

Biography

Aliza Olmert was born in a displaced persons camp in Eschwege, Germany. Her parents were Holocaust survivors from Łódź, Poland. She immigrated to Israel with her family in 1949, grew up in Ramat Gan, and served as an instructor in the Israel Defense Forces. She met her husband, Ehud Olmert, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she was studying social work. The Olmerts live in Jerusalem's Katamon neighborhood. They have five children (including Dana and Shaul Olmert), one of them adopted.

Olmert dislikes the political limelight, and says that their most difficult period as a couple was 1993–2003, when Ehud was mayor of Jerusalem. Olmert is also a member of the Action Committee for Children of Foreign Workers

Published works Wall Language (co-authored with Gayil Hareven) Fantasy for Piano (a play performed by the Cameri Theater)