Israeli kibbutz tweaks its name to honour Ginsburg
Posted Sep 22, 2020 01:46:04 PM.
Last Updated Sep 22, 2020 02:02:22 PM.
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TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli kibbutz has changed its name to honour the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in a weeklong tribute to the Jewish American judge.
Kibbutz Ramat Hashofet, or The Judge’s Heights, is named after the Jewish American judge Julian Mack. The kibbutz in northern Israel said this week it was temporarily tweaking its name to Ramat Hashofetet. Hebrew is a gendered language and the change turns the word judge female.
Ginsburg died Friday at age 87.
The kibbutz’ Facebook page was adorned with a banner of its new name beneath a picture of Ginsburg. “We salute Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1933-2020 and are changing the kibbutz’ name for just a week,” the picture read.
Elad Tesler, a kibbutz member, wrote on Facebook that the idea came from kibbutz dwellers who were honouring “an American Supreme Court justice, a Jew, a champion of human rights in general and of women’s rights specifically. An inspiring, brave woman.”
The Associated Press
