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Moshe Ben-Ami | |
|---|---|
משה בן-עמי | |
.jpg) Ben-Ami during his time in the Knesset | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1949–1951 | Sephardim & Oriental Communities |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1898 |
| Died | 18 February 1960 (aged 61–62) |
Moshe Ben-Ami (Hebrew: משה בן-עמי; 1898 – 18 February 1960) was an Israeli politician and lawyer.
Biography
[edit]Born in Tiberias at a time when it was part of the Ottoman Empire, Ben-Ami studied at a local yeshiva and at the Lipshitz Teachers' Seminary in Jerusalem. He also studied law at the Jerusalem School of Jurisprudence and was certified as a lawyer.[1]
He became chairman of the Jewish neighbourhoods of Jaffa in 1943, serving for three years.[2] He also chaired the Social Services Department of Tel Aviv city council, and was deputy chairman of the Sephardi Committee in the city.[2]
In the first Knesset elections in 1949, he won a seat on the Sephardim and Oriental Communities list and served as a member of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, the House Committee and the Finance Committee. He lost his seat in the 1951 elections.
References
[edit]- ↑ Moshe Ben-Ami: Particulars Knesset
- 1 2 Moshe Ben-Ami: Public Activities Knesset
External links
[edit]- Moshe Ben-Ami on the Knesset website