Mordechai Ofer ( he, מרדכי עופר, born 20 February 1924, died 1 September 1971) 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

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and Labor Party from 1965 until his death in 1971.

Biography

Born in

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in 1924, Ofer 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 ...

Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 ...

the following year. He joined the Mandate-era Jewish Police force, and served in the

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during the

1948 Arab-Israeli War Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

. After being demobilised in 1950 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, he began working for Egged. He became a member of the co-operative's board, and from 1961 until his death, served as director of its Finances department. In

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

he was elected to the

on the Alignment list. He was re-elected in

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, but died in office in September 1971 at the age of 47. His seat was taken by

Moshe Shahal Moshe Shahal ( he, משה שחל; born 20 May 1934) is a former Israeli politician. Biography Born in Baghdad in Iraq, Shahal made aliyah in 1950. He studied economics and political science at the University of Haifa, before graduating with a l ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ofer, Mordechai 1924 births 1971 deaths Polish emigrants to Mandatory Palestine Jews from Mandatory Palestine Israeli soldiers Alignment (Israel) politicians Israeli Labor Party politicians Members of the 6th Knesset (1965–1969) Members of the 7th Knesset (1969–1974)