Miriam Feirberg-Ikar ( he, מרים פיירברג-איכר; born 11 July 1951) is an Israeli politician currently serving as the mayor of

Netanya Netanya (also known as Natanya, he, נְתַנְיָה) is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between Poleg stream and Wingate I ...

, a city in the Central District of Israel. Feirberg is the first (elected) female mayor in Netanya and one of the few women who have served as mayors of Israeli cities. She was born in

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, a city in northern Israel. Her father was an officer in the Israel Border Police, and her mother was a

social work Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social work ...

er.Biography on the website of Netanya municipality
She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology,

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and social work, and her Master of Arts degree in social work, both from Bar-Ilan University. From 1972 to 1988 Feirberg was a social worker and the executive of the social services department in the city hall of Netanya. From 1988 to 1993 she was the head of the welfare and health administration in the city hall. From 1993 to 1998 Feirberg was a city councilwoman and the culture superior on behalf of the city. Feirberg was elected as mayor of Netanya in 1998, elected again in 2003, in 2008, in 2013 and in 2018. Feirberg was married to Eli Feirberg, and they have a son, Tzafrir, and a daughter, Tal. In 2004 she married Roni Ikar, who two years earlier she had appointed as the CEO of Netanya municipality. Ikar quit his job, and as of today (2006) he is the CEO of Ahuzot Hahof, which operates the Tel Aviv municipality's parking lots. Feirberg won several prizes, included a prize for efficient management (1990) from the Union of Local Authorities in Israel. The Israel police arrested Feirberg and several of her colleagues and relatives in September 2016 on suspicion of bribery, fraud, and abuse of power in connection with an investigation into alleged municipal corruption by Lahav 433. In June 2019, however, the investigation against Feirberg was closed, after State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan and other officials found a lack of evidence against Feirberg.Prosecutor: Not enough evidence to charge Netanya mayor in bribery case
''Times of Israel'' (June 23, 2019).Revital Hovel
Corruption Case Against Netanya Mayor Closed Due to Lack of Evidence
''Haaretz'' (June 23, 2019). Prosecutors are pursuing charges against Netanya Deputy Mayor Shimon Sher.

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