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Arieh Leon Dulzin (, 31 March 1913 – 13 September 1989) was a Zionist activist who served as a
Minister without Portfolio A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister who does not head a particular ministry. The sinecure is particularly common in countries ruled by coalition governments and a cabinet w ...
in the Israeli government between December 1969 and August 1970, though he was never a member of the Knesset.


Biography

Dulzin was born in Minsk in the Russian Empire (now Belarus). In 1928 he emigrated to Mexico and between 1938 and 1942 he was president of the Mexican branch of the
Zionist Organisation The World Zionist Organization ( he, הַהִסְתַּדְּרוּת הַצִּיּוֹנִית הָעוֹלָמִית; ''HaHistadrut HaTzionit Ha'Olamit''), or WZO, is a non-governmental organization that promotes Zionism. It was founded as the ...
.Arye Leon Dulzin Is Dead at 76; Israeli Official and Zionist Leader
New York Times, 14 September 1989 After immigrating to Israel in 1956, he worked for the Jewish Agency. He headed the economic department and investment bureau until 1965, then served as head of immigration, absorption and resettlement, and became treasurer in 1968 to 1978.Ex-Israeli Official, Zionist Leader Arye Dulzin
Chicago Tribune, 14 September 1989
Between 1978 and 1987 he served as president of the World Zionist Organization. He joined the Liberal Party, and on 15 December 1969 Golda Meir appointed him to her cabinet as a Minister without Portfolio. However, he resigned on 6 August 1970 when Gahal (the Herut-Liberal bloc) pulled out of the coalition. Dulzin was married to Annette, with whom he had two children.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dulzin, Arieh 1913 births 1989 deaths Jews from the Russian Empire Soviet Jews Israeli Jews Jewish Israeli politicians Soviet emigrants to Mexico Mexican Jews Mexican emigrants to Israel Government ministers of Israel Liberal Party (Israel) politicians Heads of the Jewish Agency for Israel Burials at Mount Herzl Israeli people of Belarusian-Jewish descent Israeli people of Mexican-Jewish descent Mexican Zionists