Uzi Feinerman ( he, עוזי פיינרמן, born 1924, died 8 April 1975) 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

Alignment Alignment may refer to: Archaeology * Alignment (archaeology), a co-linear arrangement of features or structures with external landmarks * Stone alignment, a linear arrangement of upright, parallel megalithic standing stones Biology * Structu ...

between 1969 and 1975.

Biography

Born in

Kfar Yehezkel Kfar Yehezkel ( he, כְּפַר יְחֶזְקֵאל, ''lit.'' Yehezkel Village) is a moshav ovdim in northern Israel. Located in the Jezreel Valley, six kilometres southeast of Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. ...

during the Mandate era, Feinerman joined the

Haganah Haganah ( he, הַהֲגָנָה, lit. ''The Defence'') was the main Zionist paramilitary organization of the Jewish population ("Yishuv") in Mandatory Palestine between 1920 and its disestablishment in 1948, when it became the core of the ...

during his youth, and 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 ...

served as a battalion commander. In 1955 he began training new immigrants in moshavim, and between 1958 and 1969 served as the secretary of the Moshavim Movement. In

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he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list. After becoming an MK he established and headed the Knesset's Agricultural Forum. He retained his seat in the 1973 elections, but died in April 1975 while in office. His seat was taken by Amos Hadar.Knesset Members of the Eighth Knesset
Knesset website

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Feinerman, Uzi 1924 births 1975 deaths Jews in Mandatory Palestine Moshavniks Haganah members Israeli soldiers Moshavim movement secretaries Alignment (Israel) politicians Members of the 7th Knesset (1969–1974) Members of the 8th Knesset (1974–1977)