Simha Babah ( he, שמחה בבה, born 27 November 1902, died 10 December 1973) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the

General Zionists The General Zionists ( he, הַצִיּוֹנִים הַכְּלָלִיים, translit. ''HaTzionim HaKlaliym'') were a centrist Zionist movement and a political party in Israel. The General Zionists supported the leadership of Chaim Weizmann an ...

between 1951 and 1959.

Biography

Born in an area that was later to become part of Poland, Babah was a member of the central committee of the Polish branch of the

Zionist Organization The World Zionist Organization ( he, הַהִסְתַּדְּרוּת הַצִּיּוֹנִית הָעוֹלָמִית; ''HaHistadrut HaTzionit Ha'Olamit''), or WZO, is a non-governmental organization that promotes Zionism. It was founded as the ...

, and was also a member of ''Et Livnot''. He edited the

Yiddish language Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

newspaper ''Zionist World''.Simcha Babah: Public Activities
Knesset website In 1933, 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 Mandatory Palestine. After World War II he headed the body responsible for absorbing demobilized soldiers, and in 1948 he became deputy director of the soldiers department of the Ministry of Defense. A member of the General Zionists, he was elected to the Knesset on the party's list in

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

. He was re-elected in

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

, but lost his seat in the 1959 elections. He died in 1973 at the age of 71.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Babah, Simha 1902 births 1973 deaths Polish emigrants to Mandatory Palestine Ashkenazi Jews in Mandatory Palestine Israeli civil servants General Zionists politicians Members of the 2nd Knesset (1951–1955) Members of the 3rd Knesset (1955–1959)