Aryeh Altman
Aryeh Altman | |
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Faction represented in the Knesset | |
1951-1965 | Herut |
1965 | Gahal |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 January 1902 Balta, Russian Empire |
Died | 21 August 1982 | (aged 80)
Aryeh Altman (Hebrew: אריה אלטמן, 6 January 1902 – 21 August 1982) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Herut and Gahal between 1951 and 1965.
Biography
Born in
Political career
In 1928, he joined the Revisionist Zionism movement, and three years later was elected head of the Revisionist Zionists of America. He returned to Palestine in 1935 following the completion of his PhD, and joined the editorial staff of HaYarden, a Revisionist publication, where he headed the Foreign Affairs department.[1]
In 1937, he became head of the Palestine branch of the Revisionist Zionist Movement, and the following year became a member of the World Presidium of the movement. Between 1939 and 1940 he was a member of the Jewish National Council.
Following Ze'ev Jabotinsky's death in 1940 he became head of the Revisionist Zionist's political department. In 1943 he went to Turkey as an emissary to try to save European Jews from the Holocaust.
In 1945, he became chairman of the Presidium of the Revisionist Zionist Movement. In the
Between 1955 and 1965 he also served as a member of Jerusalem city council. He died in 1982 at the age of 80.
References
- ^ Arie Altman: Public Activities Knesset website
- ^ Brit Hatzohar list Israel Democracy Institute
External links
- Aryeh Altman on the Knesset website