David Hacohen
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| Born | 20 October 1898 Gomel, Russian Empire |
| Died | 19 February 1984 (aged 85) |
David Hacohen (
Ottoman Army in World War I. After the war he studied law and economics in London, then returned to Mandatory Palestine in the 1920s. He was a member of Haganah and served with the British in World War II. He was arrested by the British in Operation Agatha
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Biography
Zionist leaders, arrested in Operation Agatha, in detention in Latrun (l-r): David Remez, Moshe Sharett, Yitzhak Gruenbaum, Dov Yosef, Mr. Shenkarsky, David Hacohen, and Mr. Halperin (Isser Harel
) (1946)Hacohen was born in
Ottoman Army and fought in World War I.[1] Following the war, he studied law and economics in London between 1919 and 1923.[1]
After returning to Palestine he became Director of the Office of Public Works and Planning, which later became a company under the name Solel Boneh.[2] He also became a member of the Haganah, which operated an underground radio station from his home in Haifa, and was elected to Haifa City Council.[2] During World War II he was an officer in the British Army, serving as a liaison between the British Army and the Haganah.[1] However, following the war he was arrested by the British authorities during Operation Agatha in 1946 and imprisoned.[2] In the same year he married the writer Bracha Habas.[3]
In 1949 Hacohen was elected to the
Alignment alliance with Ahdut HaAvoda, serving until the 1969 elections. During his time as an MK, he was a delegate to the Inter-Parliamentary Union and served on its executive board.[2]
Hacohen died in 1984 at the age of 85.
References
- ^ a b c d e David Hacohen: Particulars Knesset
- ^ a b c d David Hacohen: Public activities Knesset
- ISBN 978-0-028-65936-7. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
External links
- David Hacohen on the Knesset website
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