Abraham Herzfeld ( Heb. אברהם הרצפלד ; born on June 5, 1891 , Stavishche , Russian Empire - August 30, 1973 , Israel ) - is a Zionist activist, a member of the Knesset of the first five convocations of the MAPAI party .
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| Date of Birth | June 5, 1891 |
| Place of Birth | Stavische , Russian Empire |
| Date of death | August 30, 1973 (82 years) |
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| Year of repatriation | 1914 |
| Convocations of the Knesset | 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 |
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| Awards and prizes | Israel Prize ( 1972 ) |
Biography
Abraham Herzfeld was born into a Jewish family in Stavische of the Russian Empire , now it is the territory of Ukraine . He studied in the yeshivas of the cities of Telšiai and Berdichev [1] .
In 1910, Abraham Herzfeld was arrested for revolutionary activities, and then exiled to Siberia . From 1914 to 1918 he was a member of the Poaley Zion party. Then in 1919, Herzfeld became one of the founders of the Ahdut HaAvoda party, and since 1930 he was a member of the MAPAI party [1] .
In 1914, Herzfeld repatriated to the territory of Palestine , where he worked as an agricultural worker on plantations in the Petah Tikva region [1] .
In 1951, Abraham Herzfeld was elected to the Knesset of the 1st convocation, and then re-elected to the Knesset of the 2nd , 3rd , 4th and 5th convocations. He served in the financial commission of the Knesset [1] .
In 1972, Abraham Herzfeld was awarded the Israel Prize for state activity.
Abraham Herzfeld died on August 30, 1973 in Israel.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 On the Knesset website
Links
- On the Knesset website