Yehezkel Hen ( he, יחזקאל הן, born 1882, died 4 April 1952) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the
Knesset for
Mapai between 1951 and 1952.
Biography
Born in
Boryslav in
Austria-Hungary (today in
Ukraine), Hen received a religious education, before studying at a Teachers' Seminary in
Kiev
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
. He taught Hebrew in Jewish schools until they were shut down by the
Yevsektsiya. 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 in 1925, where he worked as a teacher and a supervisor for the
Histadrut
Histadrut, or the General Organization of Workers in Israel, originally ( he, ההסתדרות הכללית של העובדים בארץ ישראל, ''HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B'Eretz Yisrael''), is Israel's national trade union center ...
's educational institutions. He also taught at the Levinsky Teachers Seminary in
Tel Aviv.
Between 1944 and 1948 he was a member of the
Assembly of Representatives for
Mapai, and 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 elected to the Knesset on the Mapai list. However, he died on 4 April the following year whilst still an MK. His seat was taken by
Rachel Tzabari
Rachel Tzabari ( he, רחל צברי, 27 July 1909 – 16 February 1995) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai and its successors between 1952 and 1969.
Biography
Born in Tel Aviv during the Ottoman Empire ...
.
Knesset Members in the Second Knesset
Knesset website
References
External links
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1882 births
1952 deaths
People from Boryslav
Ukrainian Jews
Polish emigrants to Israel
Ukrainian emigrants to Israel
Jews in Mandatory Palestine
Mapai politicians
Members of the Assembly of Representatives (Mandatory Palestine)
Israeli educators
Members of the 2nd Knesset (1951–1955)
Burials at Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery