Adina Bar-Shalom

Adina Bar-Shalom
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Born	Adina Yosef (1945-01-05) January 5, 1945 (age 79) Jerusalem
Religion	Judaism
Nationality	Israeli
Spouse	Ezra Bar-Shalom
Children	3
Parent(s)	Rabbi Ovadia Yosef and Margalit Fattal
Denomination	Sephardi Haredi Judaism
Alma mater	Shenkar College of Engineering and Design
Occupation	Educator and social activist
Residence	Jerusalem

Adina Bar-Shalom (Hebrew: עדינה בר-שלום; January 5, 1945) is an Israeli educator, columnist, and social activist. She was the founder of the first college for Haredi students in Jerusalem, and has spent years working to overcome gender discrimination in the Orthodox Jewish community. She was awarded the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement and special contribution to society in 2014.^[1][2] A daughter of Ovadia Yosef, she is a member of the prominent Yosef family.