Emanuel Zisman
Emanuel Zisman | |
|---|---|
| Faction represented in the Alignment | |
| 1991–1996 | Labor Party |
| 1996–1999 | Third Way |
| 1999 | Independent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1935 Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Died | 11 November 2009 (aged 74) |
Emanuel Zisman (Bulgarian: Емануел Зисман; Hebrew: עמנואל זיסמן, 11 February 1935 – 11 November 2009) was an Israeli politician and ambassador. He served as a member of the Knesset between 1988 and 1999.
Biography
Zisman was born in
Jewish community of Plovdiv, including Zisman and his mother and sister, were rounded up for deportation in the Jewish quarter of the city, near the school. In the wake of public pressure Tsar Boris III cancelled the order.[1] Zisman later made aliyah to newly independent Israel in 1949. Married to Sara with three children, he lived in the Nayot
neighborhood of Jerusalem.
Political career
Zisman was a member of
, by which time the Alignment had merged into the Labor Party.On 7 March 1996 Zisman and
May 1999 elections
.
In October 2000 he was appointed Ambassador to Bulgaria,[1] a post he held until 2002.
Awards
- In 2006, Zisman received the Yakir Yerushalayim (Worthy Citizen of Jerusalem) award from the city of Jerusalem.[3]
References
- ^ a b Ambassador leaves Israel for homeland posting Sofia Echo, 15 February 2001
- ^ a b Mergers and Splits Among Parliamentary Groups Knesset website
- ^ "Recipients of Yakir Yerushalayim award (in Hebrew)". Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. City of Jerusalem official website
External links
- Emanuel Zisman on the Knesset website