Hava Inbar
{{Short description|Holocaust survivor who went on to become a Lieutenant Colonel of the Israeli Defense Forces}}
{{Infobox military person
| name = Hava Inbar
| native_name_lang = he
| native_name = חוה ענבר
| rank = Lieutenant colonel
| allegiance = {{flag|Israel}}
| branch = Military Advocate General
| honorific_prefix = Lt. Col.
| death_date = January 2024
| image = Dan Hadani collection (990048229310205171).jpg
| caption = Celebrating the first female military judge in the world from Haifa Office (ca. 1969)
| birth_place = Krynki, Poland
| alma_mater = Hebrew University of Jerusalem
| death_place = Israel
| unit = Northern Command
| known_for = World's first woman military judge
}}
Hava Inbar ({{Langx|he|חוה ענבר}}; died January 2024) was a Holocaust survivor who went on to become a Lieutenant Colonel of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and served as the first female military judge in the world.
Biography
Inbar was born to Hindka Nisht in Krynki, Poland, to the Nisht (Niv) family.{{Cite web |title=Krynki, Poland |url=https://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/krynki/Krynki.html#TOC94 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.jewishgen.org}} During the Holocaust she was incarcerated in Auschwitz concentration camp.{{Cite web |title=אלוף משנה בצה"ל זינגר, ניצול אושוויץ {{!}} Photograph NNL_ARCHIVE_AL990044936160205171 {{!}} The National Library of Israel |url=https://www.nli.org.il/en/images/NNL_ARCHIVE_AL990044936160205171/NLI |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.nli.org.il |language=en}} At age 16 she was interested in a career with the diplomatic corps but decided to instead pursue a career in law.{{Cite web |title=שופטת צבאית ראשונה {{!}} למרחב {{!}} 10 נובמבר 1969 {{!}} אוסף העיתונות {{!}} הספרייה הלאומית |url=https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/lmrv/1969/11/10/01/article/60 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=www.nli.org.il |language=he}} She eventually immigrated to Israel where she studied law at Hebrew University of Jerusalem before going on to serve as a defense lawyer for Northern Command of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) for ten years across numerous cases.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uzbnAAAAMAAJ |title=The National Jewish Monthly |date=1969 |publisher=B'nai B'rith. |volume=84 |language=en}}
Inbar became the world's first female military judge when she was given a judgeship in the Haifa Military Court in September of 1969,{{Cite news |last=Ben-Ari |first=Bar |date=1 August 2007 |title=A Woman of Valor |url=http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/News/Up_Close/2007/08/0101.htm |work=Israel Defense Forces}}{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-04-10 |title=iKonnect {{!}} Israel's Fierce Female Fighters |url=https://www.israelkonnect.com/israel-post/israel-s-fierce-female-fighters |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=iKonnect |language=en}} while still a master sergeant. She was quickly met with praise for her sense of humor, outspoken advocacy on behalf of the IDF, and ability to get religious soldiers and Druze to appear in court despite feared cultural reservations about her appointment.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ngQTAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Chava+Inbar%22 |title=The Jewish Week and the American Examiner |date=June 1975 |publisher=Jewish Week and the American Examiner, Incorporated |language=en}} During her time as a judge, Inbar ultimately attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.{{Cite web |title=New Jersey Jewish News - July 31, 1975 — Jewish Historical Society of New Jersey Archives |url=https://jhsnj-archives.org/?a=d&d=A19750731-NewJerseyJewishNews-19750731-01.1.6&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN%7CtxTA%7CtxCO%7CtxTY%7CtxTI%7CtxRG%7CtxSG%7CtxSE%7CtxSB%7CtxCT%7CtxIE%7CtxIT%7CtxTE%7CtxLA%7CtxSU%7CtxSP%7CtxDS%7CtxAD%7CtxPR%7CtxTR%7CtxFI----------- |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=jhsnj-archives.org}}
She was living in Ramat Hasharon, where she died in January 2024.{{Cite web |last=hedva |date=2024-01-15 |title=חוה ענבר ז"ל {{!}} ידיעות אחרונות, ישראל היום, מנוחה, צוות ארגון גמלאי צהל {{!}} 15.01.24 |url=https://avelim.co.il/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%94-%D7%A2%D7%A0%D7%91%D7%A8-%D7%96%D7%9C/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=מודעות אבל |language=he-IL}}
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Category:People from Grodnensky Uyezd
Category:Auschwitz concentration camp survivors
Category:Polish emigrants to Israel
Category:Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law alumni
Category:Military Advocate Generals of the Israel Defense Forces