Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes rare public appearance at Amos Oz memorial event

The Supreme Court justice, recovering from surgery, honors the late Israeli author at a memorial in Washington

By JTA 1 April 2019, 8:04 pm 1

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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg appears at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2018. (Ron Sachs/ CNP, via JTA)

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attended a memorial in Washington, DC, for the late Israeli author Amos Oz, making a rare public appearance.

Ginsburg, 86, has been recovering from cancer surgery. She did not make any public statements at the event on Sunday at Temple Sinai.

Several Jewish organizations including the New Israel Fund, Americans for Peace Now, and J Street co-sponsored the memorial.

The author’s daughter, Faina Oz-Salzberger, tweeted a photo of her and Ginsburg, who reportedly told Oz-Saltzberger that she attended the event because she is a fan of Oz’s writing.

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg did us the honor of attending the Amos Oz memorial event at @templesinaito today. A very moving day,” Oz-Salzberger tweeted.

מתברר שהיתה קוראת נלהבת של אבא. כבוד גדול שבאה לאירוע לזכרו. pic.twitter.com/j0OTrV1Knb

— Fania Oz-Salzberger ????????????⚖️ פניה עוז-זלצברגר (@faniaoz) March 31, 2019

Speakers included Oz-Salzberger; J Street’s Jeremy Ben-Ami; New York Times columnist Roger Cohen; and American-Israeli actress and director Natalie Portman.

Oz died in December at the age of 79, following a battle with cancer.