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D avid Remez
(62). P revious family name: Drabkin. Born in Russia. Among the
leaders of the Workers' Movement and Mapai. Immigrated in 1913
among the pioneers of the Second Aliya. Founder and first head of the
Solel Boneh company. Secretary of the Histadrut (Labor Federation)
during the years 1935-1945. Chairman of the Jewish National Council
1945-1948. Member of the Provisional State Council and Minister of
Transportation in the provisional government. Member of the first Knesset and Minister
of Education and Culture in the first government. Died in 1951.
B erl Repetur
46). Born in Ukraine. Immigrated in 1920, helped found the Histadrut
(Labor Federation), and was a member of its highest institutions.
A construction and ports worker and among the heads of the Solel
Boneh company. Lived in Haifa, active in Mapai, the Jewish National
Council, and the Hagana. From 1944 he was among the leaders of the
Ahdut HaAvoda movement, and afterwards Mapam. Member of the
Provisional State Council and of the first Knesset. Died in 1989.
Mordechai Shatner
(44). B orn in Galicia (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire).
Immigrated in 1924 and joined Kibbutz Ein Harod. An activist in the
Kibbutz HaMeuhad and in the Histadrut (Labor Federation). He was
dispatched as an emissary to Europe and was one of the heads of the
Youth Aliya. Member of the Provisional State Council. During the
first years of the state he served as Secretary General of the Institute
for the Development of Jerusalem, and served in senior positions in the Finance Ministry.
Died in 1964.
Bekhor Shalom Sheetrit
(53). Born in Tiberias. Taught at the Alliance school. Under the British
Mandate he enlisted in the police force and served as an officer in
various cities. In 1935 he was appointed a district judge; he served in
this capacity in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Haifa. During the final years
of the Mandate he was the head district judge for the Lod district,
which included Jaffa and Tel Aviv. Represented the Sephardim and
Oriental Communities Party in the Provisional State Council and served as Minister of
Police in the Provisional Government and the governments of Israel during the years
1949-1967. Member of the 1st-6th Knesset. Died in 1967.
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(62). P revious family name: Drabkin. Born in Russia. Among the
leaders of the Workers' Movement and Mapai. Immigrated in 1913
among the pioneers of the Second Aliya. Founder and first head of the
Solel Boneh company. Secretary of the Histadrut (Labor Federation)
during the years 1935-1945. Chairman of the Jewish National Council
1945-1948. Member of the Provisional State Council and Minister of
Transportation in the provisional government. Member of the first Knesset and Minister
of Education and Culture in the first government. Died in 1951.
B erl Repetur
46). Born in Ukraine. Immigrated in 1920, helped found the Histadrut
(Labor Federation), and was a member of its highest institutions.
A construction and ports worker and among the heads of the Solel
Boneh company. Lived in Haifa, active in Mapai, the Jewish National
Council, and the Hagana. From 1944 he was among the leaders of the
Ahdut HaAvoda movement, and afterwards Mapam. Member of the
Provisional State Council and of the first Knesset. Died in 1989.
Mordechai Shatner
(44). B orn in Galicia (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire).
Immigrated in 1924 and joined Kibbutz Ein Harod. An activist in the
Kibbutz HaMeuhad and in the Histadrut (Labor Federation). He was
dispatched as an emissary to Europe and was one of the heads of the
Youth Aliya. Member of the Provisional State Council. During the
first years of the state he served as Secretary General of the Institute
for the Development of Jerusalem, and served in senior positions in the Finance Ministry.
Died in 1964.
Bekhor Shalom Sheetrit
(53). Born in Tiberias. Taught at the Alliance school. Under the British
Mandate he enlisted in the police force and served as an officer in
various cities. In 1935 he was appointed a district judge; he served in
this capacity in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Haifa. During the final years
of the Mandate he was the head district judge for the Lod district,
which included Jaffa and Tel Aviv. Represented the Sephardim and
Oriental Communities Party in the Provisional State Council and served as Minister of
Police in the Provisional Government and the governments of Israel during the years
1949-1967. Member of the 1st-6th Knesset. Died in 1967.
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