Meir Avizohar
Meir Avizohar | |
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Born | 27 September 1923 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
Died | 31 August 2008 | (aged 84)
Meir Avizohar (Hebrew: מאיר אביזוהר, born 27 September 1923, died 31 August 2008) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1969 and 1974.
Biography
Born in Jerusalem during the Mandate era, Avizohar studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and London School of Economics, earning a PhD. He was a member of the HaMahanot HaOlim youth movement and kibbutz Hamadia, and joined Mapai in 1944.
In 1950 he was amongst the founders of
Alignment on 17 July 1973.[1] He lost his seat in the 1973 elections
.
In 1970 he started lecturing at Tel Aviv University. He became a senior lecturer at Bar-Ilan University in 1979,[2] and later headed the Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute in Midreshet Ben-Gurion, where he was involved with publishing Ben-Gurion's memoirs and diaries. He died in 2008 at age 84.
References
- ^ Mergers and Splits Among Parliamentary Groups Knesset website
- ^ Meir Avizohar: Public Activities Knesset
External links
- Meir Avizohar on the Knesset website