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Rina Ben-Menahem | |
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 Ben-Menahem on the cover of her first book (1960) | |
| Native name | שרה רינה בן-מנחם |
| Born | 26 June 1935 Bnei Brak, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 12 June 2004 (aged 68) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Pen name | ש.ר.ב. |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Genre | Lesbian literature |
| Years active | 1960–1963 |
Sara Rina Ben-Menahem (Hebrew: רינה בן מנחם; 26 June 1935 – 12 June 2004) was an Israeli writer, author of the first Hebrew language book to describe the homosexual and lesbian scene in Israel, "הדווקאים", published in 1960,[1][2] and the first Hebrew lesbian novel, "הצלע", published in 1961.[3]
- ^ "סיפור אימים". Herut. 8 April 1960. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "מצב רוחו של בן־ארצי על הגובה..." Herut. 20 March 1963. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ מענית, שרה (22 April 2015). "קשה להאמין שספר אמיץ שכזה ראה אור בארץ ב-1961". Haaretz. Retrieved 19 April 2019.