The last Hebrew-language announcer for the BBC, Hanush, as we called her (née Hannah) was better known to us as a translator.
Not just any, but the translator for Israel’s first respected military correspondent, Ze’ev Schiff (1932-2007), into English.
The late Ha’aretz journalist helped define the role for generations of reporters.
If I could, I’d give Hanush’s translations some of that credit, at least for Anglo correspondents.
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