Moshe Sardines (Hebrew: משה סרדינס, 21 June 1917 – 24 March 1984) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai and its successors from 1959 until 1969. He was born in Smyrna in 1917, and made aliyah to Israel in 1949, where he became a leader of the Moshavim Movement.
Moshe Sardines | |
|---|---|
 Sardines in 1959 | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1959–1965 | Mapai |
| 1965–1968 | Alignment |
| 1968–1969 | Labor Party |
| 1969 | Alignment |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 June 1917 Smyrna, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 24 March 1984 (aged 66) |
Biography
editBorn in Smyrna in the Ottoman Empire (now İzmir in Turkey), Sardines made aliyah to Israel in 1949. He was amongst the founders of a moshav Geva Carmel, and headed its committee. He was also amongst the leadership of the Moshavim Movement, and managed its purchasing organisation.[1]
A member of Mapai, he was placed 28th on the party's list for the 1959 Knesset elections,[2] and was elected as the party won 47 seats. He was re-elected in 1961 in 27th place,[3] and 1965 (in 30th place),[4] by which time Mapai had formed the Labour Alignment alliance. He did not stand in the 1969 elections. During his last term, he served as a Deputy Speaker.
Sardines died in 1984 at the age of 66.
References
edit- ^ Moshe Sardines: Public Activities Knesset
- ^ Mapai list 1959 Israel Democracy Institute
- ^ Mapai list 1961 Israel Democracy Institute
- ^ Alignment list 1965 Israel Democracy Institute
External links
edit- Moshe Sardines on the Knesset website