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Efraim Taburi | |
|---|---|
Taburi in 1951 | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1949–1955 | Mapai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1900 |
| Died | 7 April 1957 (aged 56) |
Efraim Taburi (Hebrew: אפרים תבורי; 5 September 1900 – 7 April 1957) was a Zionist activist and politician.
Biography
[edit]Born Efraim Popik in Tulchyn in the Russian Empire (today in Ukraine), Taburi was a member of Socialist Zionist movements.[1] He was arrested by the Soviet authorities, and in 1924 emigrated to Mandatory Palestine, where he worked for Tel Aviv city council.[1] In 1927 he became secretary of the Tel Aviv branch of Ahdut HaAvoda and in 1929 became a member of the Tel Aviv Workers Council.[1] He also served as a member of the Assembly of Representatives.
In 1949 he was elected to the first Knesset on the Mapai list.[1] He was re-elected in 1951,[1] but lost his seat in the 1955 elections. He died in 1957 at the age of 56.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Efraim Taburi on the Knesset website
- 1900 births
- 1957 deaths
- People from Tulchyn
- People from Podolia Governorate
- Soviet emigrants to Mandatory Palestine
- 20th-century Israeli Jews
- Jews from Mandatory Palestine
- Ahdut HaAvoda politicians
- Mapai politicians
- Members of the Assembly of Representatives (Mandatory Palestine)
- Members of the 1st Knesset (1949–1951)
- Members of the 2nd Knesset (1951–1955)
- Immigrants of the Fourth Aliyah
- Israeli politician stubs