Tehila Matmon

Tehila Matmon
תהלה מטמון
Born(1899-04-01)April 1, 1899
Rudky, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary
DiedMarch 1974(1974-03-00) (aged 74)
OccupationAttorney

Tehila Matmon (Hebrew: תהלה מטמון; April 1, 1899 – March 1974) was an Israeli attorney, publisher, and women's rights activist.

Tehila Matmon was born on April 1, 1899, in Rudky, Austrian Galicia (present-day Ukraine). After completing her secondary education, she worked as a clerk and studied law and economics in Lwów, Poland (present-day Lviv, Ukraine). Emigrating to Palestine in 1933, Matmon was a member of several organizations, including the Haganah, and represented mostly women in legal proceedings.[1] In 1934, she married the sexologist Avraham Matmon. The Matmons worked out of their home in Tel Aviv, practicing law and medicine from different rooms.[2]

Matmon published The Woman in the State (Hebrew: האשה במדינה, romanized: Ha'ishah bamedinah), one of the first Hebrew-language journals advocating for Israeli women's rights, from 1949–1953.[3] The journal included "news items, reports and articles on the legal and judicial status of women".[4] It also featured editorials by Matmon.[5]

Matmon died in March 1974.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Geva 2019, p. 103; Tidhar 1961, p. 3722.
  2. ↑ Geva 2019, pp. 102–103.
  3. ↑ Geva 2019, pp. 98, 100, 112.
  4. ↑ Geva 2019, p. 105.
  5. ↑ Geva 2019, p. 103.
  6. ↑ Geva 2019, p. 115.

Sources

  • Geva, Sharon (2019). "Ahead of its Time: Ha'ishah bamedinah—The Story of a Forgotten Women's Journal in Israel". Nashim (34): 98–122. JSTOR 10.2979/nashim.34.1.05.
  • Tidhar, David (1961). "עו"ד תהלה מטמון" [Attorney Tehila Matmon]. Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel (in Hebrew). Vol. 11. New York, NY: Touro University. p. 3722. Archived from the original on January 14, 2026. Retrieved June 13, 2026.


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