Background
Kapeliuk, Olga was born on June 10, 1932 in Cracow, Poland. Daughter of Wolf Mandel and Augusta Goldberger.
Kapeliuk, Olga was born on June 10, 1932 in Cracow, Poland. Daughter of Wolf Mandel and Augusta Goldberger.
Bachelor in Arabic and Linguistics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1956. Master of Arts in Linguistics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1968.
Kapeliuk, who is professor emeritus of linguistics and African studies, was cited as being among the most important Israeli linguists and researchers of Semitic languages, especially of Ethiopian languages and modern Aramaic dialects. She has earned an international reputation as one of the leading experts in the Amharic language of Ethiopia. With the development of the large-scale immigration of Ethiopian Jews to Israel, she served an important function as an advisor to the nation’s educational system.
Member National Committee for Ethiopian Jews, Jerusalem, 1980. Member committee solidarity Bin-Ziet University, West Bank, Palestine, 1984—1985. Member of Association Research for East Africa, Society Linguistics Paris.
Married Amnon Kapeliuk, December 22, 1955. Children: Yael, Daphna.