Yehuda Perah (, 11 January 1924 – 6 November 1998) was an Israeli educator and 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

Likud Likud ( he, הַלִּיכּוּד, HaLikud, The Consolidation), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement, is a major centre-right to right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon ...

between 1981 and 1984, and again from 1988 until 1992.

Biography

Born in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

during the Mandate era, Perah was educated at the

Kadoorie Agricultural High School Kadoorie Agricultural High School, sometimes spelled "Kadouri" or "Kaduri", is an agricultural school and youth village in Israel situated next to Mount Tabor in the Lower Galilee, two kilometers north of Kfar Tavor. Founded in 1933, it had a po ...

. He went on to study at the Teachers Seminary in Jerusalem, and was later awarded a Ph.D. in literature and education by

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

. In 1976 he became head of the Centre of Technology for Education and a senior lecturer at the university. Between 1976 and 1982 he also worked as a supervisor in the Central District for the Ministry of Education.Yehuda Perach: Public Activities
Knesset website In 1974 he joined the Liberal Party. He became chairman of the party's

Netanya Netanya (also known as Natanya, he, נְתַנְיָה) is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between Poleg stream and Wingate I ...

branch, and a member of its central committee. He was elected to the

on the Likud list (then an alliance of the Liberal Party,

Herut Herut ( he, חֵרוּת, ''Freedom'') was the major conservative nationalist political party in Israel from 1948 until its formal merger into Likud in 1988. It was an adherent of Revisionist Zionism. History Herut was founded by Menachem Begin ...

and other right-wing factions) in

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

. In 1983 he was one of five Liberal Party MKs who formed a hawkish faction led by

Yitzhak Modai Yitzhak Moda'i ( he, יצחק מודעי, 17 January 1926 – 14 May 1998) was an Israeli politician who served five terms in the Knesset for Likud and then the New Liberal Party (Israel), New Liberal Party over the course of a 20-year caree ...

. He lost his seat in the 1984 elections, and became general manager of the Central School for Tourism the following year. He returned to the Knesset following the

1988 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1988. Africa * 1988 Cameroonian general election * 1988 Equatorial Guinean legislative election * 1988 Kenyan general election * 1988 Malian parliamentary election * 1988 Rwandan parliamentary elect ...

, but lost his seat again in

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

after being placed forty-seventh on the Likud list, but the party won only 32 seats.About the 1992 Elections
Israel Democracy Institute He died in 1998 at the age of 74.

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* 1924 births Israeli civil servants Jews from Mandatory Palestine Likud politicians Members of the 10th Knesset (1981–1984) Members of the 12th Knesset (1988–1992) Israeli academics Tel Aviv University alumni Academic staff of Tel Aviv University 1998 deaths {{Israel-politician-stub