Ezra Ichilov ( he, עזרא איכילוב, 10 June 1907 – 25 June 1961) 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 ...

for the

General Zionists The General Zionists ( he, הַצִיּוֹנִים הַכְּלָלִיים, translit. ''HaTzionim HaKlaliym'') were a centrist Zionist movement and a political party in Israel. The General Zionists supported the leadership of Chaim Weizmann an ...

and the

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between 1951 and 1961.

Biography

Ichilov was born in

Petah Tikva Petah Tikva ( he, פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה, , ), also known as ''Em HaMoshavot'' (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of ...

during the Ottoman era. He was a member of Maccabi, and represented it at the nineteenth

Zionist Congress The Zionist Congress was established in 1897 by Theodor Herzl as the supreme organ of the Zionist Organization (ZO) and its legislative authority. In 1960 the names were changed to World Zionist Congress ( he, הקונגרס הציוני העו� ...

. He was also a leader of Bnai Binyamin, an agricultural association, and in 1932 was elected to the central committee of

Hitahdut HaIkarim Hitahdut HaIkarim ( he, הִתְאַחֲדוּת האִכָּרים, lit. ''Farmers Federation'') is a settlement movement for private farmers in Israel. History ''Hitahdut HaMoshavot BeYehuda VeShomron'' ( he, התאחדות המושבות ביה� ...

. In 1928 he was amongst the founders of the Eretz Israel/Palestine Football Association. Between 1931 and 1955 he was a member of Petah Tikva city council. In 1948 he joined the General Zionists, and was elected to the Knesset on the party's list 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 was re-elected in

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

and

1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...

, also representing the

formed by the merger of the General Zionists and the

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. He died shortly before the 1961 elections at the age of 54.

Ichilov Hospital Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center ( he, המרכז הרפואי תל אביב ע"ש סוראסקי; commonly referred to as Ichilov Hospital) is the main hospital complex serving Tel Aviv, Israel and its metropolitan area and the second-largest h ...

in Tel Aviv was named after his brother,

Moshe Moses ( el, Μωϋσῆς),from Latin and Greek Moishe ( yi, משה),from Yiddish Moshe ( he, מֹשֶׁה),from Modern Hebrew or Movses (Armenian: Մովսես) from Armenian is a male given name, after the biblical figure Moses. According to th ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ichilov, Ezra 1907 births 1961 deaths Jews in Mandatory Palestine People from Petah Tikva General Zionists politicians Liberal Party (Israel) politicians Members of the 2nd Knesset (1951–1955) Members of the 3rd Knesset (1955–1959) Members of the 4th Knesset (1959–1961) Burials at Segula Cemetery