Shlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir
Shlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir | |
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1952-1956 | Mizrachi |
| 1956-1971 | National Religious Party |
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| Born | 13 August 1910 Warsaw, Russian Empire |
| Died | 4 April 1971 (aged 60) |
Shlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir (Hebrew: שלמה-ישראל בן-מאיר; 13 August 1910 – 4 April 1971) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset from 1952 until his death.
Biography
Born Shlomo-Yisrael Rosenberg in Warsaw in the Russian Empire (today in Poland), Ben-Meir was educated at the Yitzchak Elchanan yeshiva, before studying at Yeshiva University and New York University. He was certified as a rabbi, and was awarded a doctorate in law. He worked as a lawyer in New York City until 1940, when he became rabbi of Hartford in Connecticut. Between 1937 and 1941 he was a member of the board of directors of the American branches of the Jewish National Fund and Keren Hayesod.
In 1950, he made
He retained his seat again in the
After re-election in 1965 and 1969, he remained Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs until his death on 4 April 1971. His seat was taken by his son Yehuda,[2] who served as a Knesset member until 1984.
References
- ^ Knesset Members in the Second Knesset Knesset website
- ^ Knesset Members in the Seventh Knesset Knesset website
External links
- Shlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir on the Knesset website
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