David Glass ( he, דוד גלס, 16 October 1936 – 16 August 2014) was an Israeli civil servant and politician who served as a member of the
Knesset for the
National Religious Party between 1977 and 1981.
Biography
Born in
Balfouria
Balfouria () is a moshav in northern Israel, south of Nazareth. Located near Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. As of it had a population of .
History
The initial core of settlers assembled in 1919 and ...
during the
Mandate era, David Glass was educated at a yeshiva high school, before studying law at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...
, where he was certified as a lawyer.
In 1956 he began working as an assistant to the director of the Religious Education Centre. In 1960 he became director of the Bureau of the
Minister of Religious Affairs, before becoming director of the Department of
Karaites and
Samaritans in 1964. Between 1966 and 1969 he worked as an assistant to the Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs. From 1969 to 1971 he was Deputy Director for Special Functions in the Religious Affairs Ministry, before becoming the ministry's deputy director in 1971 and then director in 1974.
[David Glass: Public Activities]
Knesset website
A member of the central committee of the National Religious Party and chairman of the party's
Jerusalem branch, he was elected to the Knesset on the party's list in
1977
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. In his first term he chaired the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee. However, he lost his seat in the
1981 elections.
In 1984 he left the party due to its move to the right,
[ and joined the Labor Party.][ He later joined Shas, becoming a senior figure in the party as lawyer and confidant for Ovadia Yosef.][ He had a moderating influence on the party, and was amongst the signatories of the Geneva Initiative.][
Glass was married with two children and 8 grandchildren. He died on 16 August 2014 due to problems with his gall bladder.][Former Shas MK David Glass, onetime confidante of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, dies]
The Jerusalem Post, 16 August 2014
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1936 births
2014 deaths
People from Northern District (Israel)
Moshavniks
Jews from Mandatory Palestine
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law alumni
Israeli lawyers
Israeli civil servants
National Religious Party politicians
Israeli Labor Party politicians
Members of the 9th Knesset (1977–1981)