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For three years in their youth, Israeli dancer and choreographer Tamar Ben-Ami and poet Mahmoud Darwish made an impossible couple. Last week she died at 79
Dancer and choreographer Tamar Ben-Ami, who in her youth was in a relationship with the Palestinian national poet Mahmoud Darwish, died last week of cancer at 79. She is survived by her husband, Andy, her sister Azza, as well as nephews, friends and students. Her funeral was held on Wednesday at Yarkonim Cemetery.
