Yitzhak Kanev (, born Yitzhak Kanevsky, 1896 – 8 May 1980) was a Zionist activist and politician. He was the founder of the
Kupat Holim
Kupat Holim Meuhedet ( he, קופת חולים מאוחדת, ''lit.'' United Sickness Fund), is Israel's third largest health insurance and medical services organization and is one of four state-mandated health funds (Kupot Holim) that Israeli re ...
health care system and directed it for 38 years.
Biography
Yitzhak (Isaac) Kanievsky was born in
Melitopol
Melitopol ( uk, Меліто́поль, translit=Melitópol’, ; russian: Мелитополь; based on el, Μελιτόπολις - "honey city") is a List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Zaporizhz ...
in the
Russian Empire (today in
Ukraine). He studied Natural Sciences and Economics at university in
Crimea, and later social sciences at the
University of London, the
University of Vienna, and the School of Economics & Law in
Tel Aviv. In 1917, Kanievsky joined the Jewish Self Defense in Russia, and was one of the founders of the Russian branch of
HeHalutz. He also served as a delegate to the
Tzeiri Zion convention and the General Zionist Convention in St Petersburg.
In 1919, Kanev
immigrated to Palestine. The following year he fought in the
Battle of Tel Hai, where he was wounded. He later helped found
Gdud HaAvoda
Gdud HaAvoda ( he, גדוד העבודה) was a socialist Zionist work group in Mandate Palestine.
History
Officially known as the Yosef Trumpeldor Labor and Defense Battalion ( he, גדוד העבודה וההגנה על־שם יוסף טרו ...
and attended the convention that established 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 ...
trade union. In 1923, he became one of the leaders of the Histadrut's medical services, and in 1947 he established the Institute for Social Research, where he served as a director.
Given a place on the
Mapai list for the
1949 Knesset elections, he missed out on a seat as the party won 46 seats. However, he entered the Knesset on 20 April 1950 as a replacement for the deceased
Avraham Taviv. He lost his seat in the
1951 elections.
He died in 1980.
Awards and honours
*In 1962 Kanev was awarded the
Israel Prize
The Israel Prize ( he, פרס ישראל; ''pras israél'') is an award bestowed by the State of Israel, and regarded as the state's highest cultural honor.
History
The Israel Prize is awarded annually, on Israeli Independence Day, in a state cer ...
in social sciences.
Works
*''Social policy and social insurance in Palestine'' (1942)
*''Social insurance in Palestine and its reconstruction'' (1946)
*''Society in Israel and social planning'' (1962)
*''Social policy in Israel: Achievements and shortcomings'' (1964)
*''Health, services in Israel and public expenditure on health and international comparisons (1965/66–1967/68)'' (1969)
*''Social and health research, 1964-1965'' (1966)
*''Israel's war on poverty and new approaches to rehabilitation'' (1971)
See also
*
List of Israel Prize recipients
This is a complete list of recipients of the Israel Prize from the inception of the Prize in 1953 through to 2022.
List
For each year, the recipients are, in most instances, listed in the order in which they appear on the official Israel Prize ...
References
External links
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1896 births
1980 deaths
Israeli Jews
Ukrainian Jews
Alumni of the University of London
University of Vienna alumni
Soviet emigrants to Mandatory Palestine
Jews from Mandatory Palestine
Israeli trade unionists
Israel Prize in social sciences recipients
People from Melitopol
Mapai politicians
Members of the 1st Knesset (1949–1951)