Ronit Lev- Ari was born in Israel1950, to her parents, Ruth and Edward Snatager  who were Holocaust survivors.

1968-1971 compulsory military service plus one year permanent service in the Intelligence Unit 8200.

mother of Ran (1974), a musician y and mother toGili  (1974), a painter and belly dancer,

A graduate of Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, from the Hebrew University, M.Sc. in Criminology and half a Ph.D. ... Institute of Criminology Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University (no longer exists).

1983-2000 initiated the establishment of the first center for the treatment and prevention of domestic violence in Naamat,     She has done  years  of pioneering work in the treatment of battered women, violent men,   contributed in making a dramatic change in the approach to  treatment, enforcement, justice and the media’s attention to the issue.

Wrote with journalist Dalia Yairi the book "It is forbidden to Raise a Hand/Give Up”.

1985-1995 (until the assassination) was the representative of the late Defense Minister Rabin on the Committee to Review Punishment . 

2000-2003 headed the Authority for the Advancement of Women in the Prime Minister's Office.  She served  under Ehud Barak and  with the late Prime Minister Ariel Sharon z”l.

2005 to date, works at the Beit Ruth Organization for Girls and young women at risk published by Susan and Michael Ashner.  She was a member of the village's founding team , with Iris Tverski, the association's director, and Mor Ben Simhon Lippin, the village's director

As part of her professional and public activities, she has lectured in Israel and around the world, for decades, to professionals on domestic violence, violence against women, and girls at risk.  Produced and presented a weekly radio program on the Reshet   B network, which currently presents a weekly program on Radio Afula and the Valleys.

Her brother Emanuel, who was a psychologist and a successful businessman, bequeathed capital assets which were divided into two philanthropic, Dutch foundations, whose purpose is to help and support victims of violence (children, youth, women and men) execute their capabilities.

 Ronit heads the Ruth and Edward Snatager  Foundation for Israel and is a member of the board of directors of the larger foundation, which operates in the Netherlands and other countries.