Mordechai Surkis
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| Born | 21 January 1908 Stanyslaviv, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 26 May 1995 (aged 87) |
Mordechai Surkis (Hebrew: מרדכי סורקיס, 21 January 1908 – 26 May 1995) was an Israeli politician who was the first mayor of Kfar Saba, as well as serving as a member of the Knesset for Rafi and its successors between 1965 and 1974.
Biography
Born in Stanyslaviv in Austria-Hungary (today Ivano-Frankivsk in Ukraine, from 1919 to 1939 in Poland), Surkis made aliyah to Mandatory Palestine in 1933. He became a member of the Haganah, and during World War II, served in the Jewish Brigade.
In 1951 he became head of
Alignment, but lost his seat in the 1973 elections
.
He died in 1995 at the age of 87.
References
- ^ Mordechai Surkis: Public Activities Knesset website
External links
- Mordechai Surkis on the Knesset website
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