Jonathan Danilowitz
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Jonathan Danilowitz (Hebrew: יונתן דנילוביץ'; 13 January 1945 – 12 August 2022) was an LGBT activist and former chairman of The Aguda–Israel’s LGBT Task Force. In 2020, he was awarded Tel Aviv’s Yakir Ha’ir in recognition of his struggle for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.
He was born and raised in
He was the plaintiff in one of the most important lawsuits establishing equal rights for LGBT people in Israel. In 1989, he sued the airline in Tel Aviv Regional Labor Court after it refused to give to his longtime
It was one of the Israel's most publicized civil rights cases. In 1992, the National Labor Court ruled against El Al, determining the national airline’s discrimination against Danilowitz and his partner was illegal. The airline appealed to the
Danilowitz was 77 when he died on 12 August 2022 from pancreatic cancer.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Important court cases: Equal rights for Israel's LGBT community". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-8047-3854-5. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "A court without Dalia Dorner". UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. [permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Israeli LGBT pioneer Jonathan Danilowitz dies at 77". 12 August 2022.