Michael "Mikha" Reisser (, 26 April 1946 – 27 October 1988) 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

Likud Likud ( he, הַלִּיכּוּד, HaLikud, The Consolidation), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement, is a major centre-right to right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon ...

between 1981 and his death in 1988.

Biography

Born in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

towards the end of the Mandate era, Reisser was educated at the Shalva gymnasium, before studying sociology and labour studies at

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

. He became chairman of the university's student union in 1970, and from 1971 until 1977 chaired the secretariat of the

Herut Herut ( he, חֵרוּת, ''Freedom'') was the major conservative nationalist political party in Israel from 1948 until its formal merger into Likud in 1988. It was an adherent of Revisionist Zionism. History Herut was founded by Menachem Begin ...

young guard. In 1978 he started working as a consultant to the Minister of Immigrant Absorption and Minister of Housing. He went on to become deputy director of the Housing Ministry and director of the Israel Builders Association from 1979 until 1981. He also became chairman of the board at HaYekev in 1981, and was a member of the board at the ATA textiles company from 1981 until 1984. From 1979 until 1980 he chaired Herut's Organisation Department. The following year he was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list (then an alliance of Herut and other right-wing parties). He was re-elected in

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

, and became chairman of the House Committee. However, on 26 October 1988, he was fatally injured in a car crash whilst on a journey to

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

for a photoshoot for the upcoming elections when his car crashed into another car being driven by future politician Dalia Itzik, and died of his injuries the following day. His Knesset seat was taken by

David Mor David Mor ( he, דוד מור, born 20 September 1946) is an Israeli businessman and former politician who briefly served as a member of the Knesset for Likud in 1988. Biography During the 1980s he was chairman of the board of directors of the go ...

.Knesset Members in the Eleventh Knesset
Knesset website Reisser was married with a son and twin daughters. All three of his children became religious after his death. Beitar Avraham Be'er Sheva's stadium, a junior high school and winery club in

Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion ( he, רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן , ''lit.'' First to Zion, Arabic: راشون لتسيون) is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan ar ...

, streets in

Lod Lod ( he, לוד, or fully vocalized ; ar, اللد, al-Lidd or ), also known as Lydda ( grc, Λύδδα), is a city southeast of Tel Aviv and northwest of Jerusalem in the Central District of Israel. It is situated between the lower Shephe ...

and Ramla, and a playground in

Nahariya Nahariya ( he, נַהֲרִיָּה, ar, نهاريا) is the northernmost coastal city in Israel. In it had a population of . Etymology Nahariya takes its name from the stream of Ga'aton (river is ''nahar'' in Hebrew), which bisects it. Hist ...

are named after him.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reisser, Michael 1946 births 1988 deaths 20th-century Israeli businesspeople Politicians from Tel Aviv Jews from Mandatory Palestine Tel Aviv University alumni Israeli civil servants Road incident deaths in Israel Likud politicians Herut politicians Members of the 10th Knesset (1981–1984) Members of the 11th Knesset (1984–1988)