Pinhas Scheinman ( he, פנחס שינמן, 1 July 1912 – 10 October 1999) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the
Knesset for the
National Religious Party between 1974 and 1981.
Biography
Born in
Kraków in
Austria-Hungary (today in
Poland), Scheinman was educated at
yeshivas and a high school, before attending business school. He was a member of the
Young Mizrachi movement, later becoming its secretary general in Poland, and held the same position in the main
Mizrachi movement. He also served on the board of the Torah VeAvoda movement in
Warsaw.
Pinchas Scheinman: Public Activities
Knesset website
In 1948 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 ...
to Israel, where he joined Hapoel HaMizrachi
Hapoel HaMizrachi ( he, הַפּוֹעֵל הַמִּזְרָחִי, lit. '' Mizrachi Workers'') was a political party and settlement movement in Israel. It was one of the predecessors of the National Religious Party and the Jewish Home.
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, becoming its secretary general. He headed the Tel Aviv-Yafo Religious Council and the Society of Religious Councils in Israel. He became chairman of the Tel Aviv branch of the National Religious Party (formed by a merger of Mizrachi and Hapoel HaMizrachi), and in 1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
was elected to the Knesset on the party's list. He was appointed a Deputy Speaker, and was re-elected in 1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...
, retaining his role as Deputy Speaker. However, he lost his seat in the 1981 elections.
He died in 1999 at the age of 87.
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1912 births
1999 deaths
Politicians from Kraków
Polish emigrants to Mandatory Palestine
National Religious Party politicians
Hapoel HaMizrachi politicians
Members of the 8th Knesset (1974–1977)
Members of the 9th Knesset (1977–1981)
Deputy Speakers of the Knesset