Eliyahu Hacarmeli (, born Eliyahu Lulu (); 1 August 1891 – 21 December 1952) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the
Knesset
The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...
from 1949 until 1952.
Biography
Born in
Haifa
Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ...
during the
Ottoman era, Hacarmeli was educated at an
Alliance School in his home city, before studying at an Alliance Teachers Seminary in
Paris
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. Between 1920 and 1930 he worked as a teacher in the north of the country, and was chairman of the Southern Galilee branch of the Teachers Union.
A member of
Hapoel Hatzair, he served as a member of the
Assembly of Representatives on its behalf between 1925 and 1931, as well as being a deputy member of the
Jewish National Council
The Jewish National Council (JNC; he, ועד לאומי, ''Va'ad Le'umi''), also known as the Jewish People's Council was the main national executive organ of the Assembly of Representatives of the Jewish community (Yishuv) within Mandatory Pale ...
.
In 1930 he moved to
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
, where he became a
Mapai activist, having previously been a member of
Hapoel Hatzair. He also worked as an emissary to
Morocco
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and
Tunisia
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. In 1949 he was elected to the
first Knesset on the Mapai list, and was re-elected in
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
. He died whilst still a Knesset member in 1952; his seat was taken by
Shlomo Hillel
Shlomo Hillel ( he, שלמה הלל, 23 April 1923 – 8 February 2021) was an Iraqi-born Israeli diplomat and politician who served as Speaker of the Knesset, Minister of Police, Minister of Internal Affairs, and ambassador to several countrie ...
.
Knesset Members in the Second Knesset
Knesset website
References
External links
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1891 births
1952 deaths
Israeli educators
Jews in Mandatory Palestine
Jews in Ottoman Palestine
Mapai politicians
Members of the Assembly of Representatives (Mandatory Palestine)
Members of the 1st Knesset (1949–1951)
Members of the 2nd Knesset (1951–1955)
People from Haifa