Rina Ben-Menahem

Rina Ben-Menahem
Ben-Menahem on the cover of her first book (1960)
Native name
שרה רינה בן-מנחם
Born(1935-06-26)26 June 1935
Bnei Brak, Mandatory Palestine
Died12 June 2004(2004-06-12) (aged 68)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Pen nameש.ר.ב.
LanguageHebrew
NationalityIsraeli
GenreLesbian literature
Years active1960–1963

Sara Rina Ben-Menahem (Hebrew: רינה בן מנחם; 26 June 1935 – 12 June 2004) was an Israeli writer, author of the first Hebrew language book to describe the homosexual and lesbian scene in Israel, "הדווקאים", published in 1960, and the first Hebrew lesbian novel, "הצלע", published in 1961.