Frija Zoaretz ( he, פריג'א זוארץ; 7 December 1907 – 30 April 1993) 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

National Religious Party The National Religious Party ( he, מִפְלָגָה דָּתִית לְאֻומִּית, ''Miflaga Datit Leumit'', commonly known in Israel by its Hebrew acronym Mafdal, ) was a political party in Israel representing the religious Zionist moveme ...

between 1955 and 1969.

Biography

Born in

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

, Zoaretz worked as a teacher, and was a Zionist activist. He made

aliyah Aliyah (, ; he, עֲלִיָּה ''ʿălīyyā'', ) is the immigration of Jews from Jewish diaspora, the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel, which is in the modern era chiefly represented by the Israel, State of Israel ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

in 1949, and became chairman of the Libyan Community Committee. He also joined the

, and was elected to the Knesset on its list 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 ...

. He was re-elected in

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 ...

and

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...

. Although he lost his seat in the November 1965 elections, he returned to the Knesset as a replacement for

Shabtai Daniel Shabtai Daniel ( he, שבתאי דניאל, born Shabtai Don-Yichye in 1909, died 19 December 1981) was an Israeli journalist and politician who briefly served as a member of the Knesset for the National Religious Party in 1965. Biography Born i ...

on 1 December the same year.Knesset Members in the Sixth Knesset
Knesset website He lost his seat for a second and final time in the 1969 elections. He died in 1993 at the age of 85.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zoaretz, Frija 1907 births 1993 deaths Israeli educators Libyan educators Libyan emigrants to Israel 20th-century Israeli Jews Libyan Jews People from Tripoli, Libya National Religious Party politicians Israeli people of Libyan-Jewish descent Members of the 3rd Knesset (1955–1959) Members of the 4th Knesset (1959–1961) Members of the 5th Knesset (1961–1965) Members of the 6th Knesset (1965–1969)