Sign Language in Israel 🇮🇱 Shirley Pinto is an Israeli activist and politician, the first deaf member of the 24th Knesset since June 15, 2021. She was born on March 15, 1989 in Kiryat Yam. Her mother is a deaf-blind theater actress "Na lagat". She graduated from high school at Kibbutz Yagur in Zvulun. She served until 2011 in the technical division of the BBC as a project manager. In 2009, she received a medal for distinction from the commander of the Air Force and an award from President Shim