Moshe Flimann ( he, משה פלימן; 1905–1973) served as the

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from 1969 to 1973. Flimann was born in 1905 in

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(Stanyslaviv), in

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Galicia (present-day

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). He was a member of a

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youth movement, and joined the "Pioneer" movement. He was imprisoned by the Russian authorities because of his Zionist activities, but was released a short time after his arrest. After completing high school, he went to

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to study

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. In 1929 he was imprisoned because of his continued participation in Zionist organizations, and was sent to

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to serve a three-year sentence. However, in 1930, his sentence was shortened; he was banished from the

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and then emigrated to Palestine. After emigrating to Palestine, he worked in the "Stein" factory in Yafo, and subsequently as an electrician, until he found work as a teacher of

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and

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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 ...

. He only taught for a short time, however, as he soon began working as an electrician in a quarry in

Atlit Atlit ( he, עַתְלִית, ar, عتليت) is a coastal town located south of Haifa, Israel. The community is in the Hof HaCarmel Regional Council in the Haifa District of Israel. Off the coast of Atlit is a submerged Neolithic village. Atli ...

. In 1932, he was accepted to work for the

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. By 1957, he had been promoted to the manager of the national grid, and was elected to the board of the company as a representative of the workers. Flimann lived in

Kiryat Haim Kiryat Haim ( he, קריית חיים , ar, كريات حاييم) is a neighborhood of Haifa, Israel. It is considered part of the Krayot cluster in the northern part of metropolitan Haifa. In 2008, Kiryat Haim had a population of just un ...

, and was a member of the city council there. After Kiryat Haim became part of the city of Haifa, he became a member of the Haifa municipal council. In 1959 he was elected deputy mayor. In 1959, after the death of his predecessor

Abba Hushi Abba Hushi (Also: Aba Khoushy; he, אבא חושי; born Abba Schneller; 1898 – 24 March 1969) was an Israeli politician who served as mayor of Haifa for eighteen years between 1951 and 1969. Hushi was one of the founders and activists of Has ...

, he became mayor and served in this office from 1969 until 1973. During his tenure, the

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in Haifa was established. Also during his time in office, the

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and Nof hotels in Mercaz Ha-Carmel were established. Likewise, the building of the Haifa nursing hospital began during his tenure, and upon its completion, which was after his death, it was named after him. City School Number Five in Haifa is also named after Flimann.

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