David Remez
David Remez | |
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Minister of Education | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1949–1951 | Mapai |
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| Born | 23 May 1886 Jerusalem, Israel |
David Remez (
Biography
Remez was born David Drabkin in the village of
He became involved in politics and trade unionism soon after the Mandate era began, serving as Director of the Public Works Office of the Histadrut and Solel Boneh from 1921 to 1929 as well as on Tel Aviv's city council from 1921 to 1925,[2] and was a founding member of David Ben-Gurion's Mapai party. He became Secretary of the Histadrut in 1930, a position he retained until 1946, and also chaired the Jewish National Council from 1944 to 1949.[2]
Having signed Israel's declaration of independence, Remez was appointed Minister of Transportation in
After his death several places in Israel were named after him, among them the Haifa neighborhood Ramot Remez and Remez Square in Jerusalem. His son, Aharon Remez was the second commander of the Israeli Air Force.
References
- ^ "Episode 85: Signed, Sealed, Delivered? David Remez". Israel Story Podcast. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f David Remez Knesset
- ^ David Remez bio
External links
- David Remez on the Knesset website
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