With great sorrow, we note the passing of Yaffa Gavish, known to all as Yafka, who passed away after a courageous struggle with cancer.
Yafka’s life was dedicated to her ideals – peace with the Arab nations, justice for the poor, equal opportunity for women, and an end to nuclear arms. She was a vibrant, wise, and dedicated leader of many organizations – the Israeli Communist Party, Hadash, TANDI, Israel-Cuba Friendship Movement, Na’amat, Gesher LeShalom, Marwa, Israel Women’s Network, Committee to Free Vanunu, Women in Black, and our own Bat Shalom. Characteristically, she donated her body to science.
Yafka was a smart, kind, and wonderful woman, who served as a role model for so many of us. All of her actions were touched by her quiet integrity and dignity. She will be deeply missed.