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Moshe Kol
Date of birth 28 May 1911
Place of birth Pinsk, Russian Empire
Year of Aliyah 1932
Date of death 7 July 1989
Knesset(s) 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Party Independent Liberals
Former parties Progressive Party, Liberal Party
Gov't roles
(current in bold)		 Minister of Tourism
Minister of Development

Moshe Kol (Hebrew: משה קול‎, born Moshe Kolodny on 28 May 1911, died 7 July 1989) was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician and one of the signatories of the Israeli declaration of independence. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Pinsk (Пінск a town in Belarus, in the Polesia region traversed by the river Pripyat, at the confluence of the Strumen and The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Aliyah ( refers to Jewish Immigration to the Land of Israel (and since its establishment in 1948 the State of Israel) Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Elections for the second Knesset were held in Israel on 30 July 1951 Elections for the fourth Knesset were held in Israel on 3 November 1959 Elections for the fifth Knesset were held in Israel on 15 August 1961 Elections for the sixth Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November 1965 Elections for the seventh Knesset were held in Israel on 28 October 1969 The Elections for the eighth Knesset were held on 31 December 1973. The Independent Liberals (ליברלים עצמאיים Libralim Atzma'im) were a political party in Israel and are one of the ancestors of the modern-day The Progressive Party (מפלגה פרוגרסיבית Miflega Progresivit) was a political party in Israel. The Israeli Liberal Party (מפלגה ליברלית ישראלית Miflega Libralit Yisraelit) was a political party in Israel and is one of the ancestors The Tourism Minister of Israel (שר התיירות Sar HaTayarut) is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Tourism and a relatively minor position in the The Development Minister of Israel was a portfolio in the Israeli cabinet between 1953 and 1974 Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Israeli Declaration of Independence (הכרזת העצמאות Hakhrazat HaAtzma'ut or מגילת העצמאות Megilat HaAtzma'ut) made on 14 May

Biography

Born in Pinsk in the Russian Empire (today in Belarus), Kol studied at a heder and Hebrew high school in his home town, and was one of the founders of HaOved HaZioni youth movement in Poland. Pinsk (Пінск a town in Belarus, in the Polesia region traversed by the river Pripyat, at the confluence of the Strumen and The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east A Cheder (alternatively Cheider, in Hebrew חדר, meaning "room" is a traditional elementary school teaching the basics of Judaism Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland

He immigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1932 and joined the HaMefales kibbutz in Kfar Saba, which was associated with HaOved HaZioni. The Palestine Mandate, was a set of protocols or articles that formed a multilateral legal and administrative agreement A kibbutz ( Hebrew: קיבוץ קִבּוּץ lit "gathering clustering" plural kibbutzim) is a collective community in Kfar Saba (כְּפַר סָבָא Kfar Sava, lit "Grandfather's Village" or "Saba's Village" is a city in the Sharon region He joined the Histadrut trade union, serving as a member of its executive between 1941 and 1946, and also sat on the board of directors of the Jewish Agency, where he headed the Youth Aliyah department. Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The Histadrut ("Federation" labour or HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel The Jewish Agency for Israel (Hebrew הסוכנות היהודית לארץ ישראל HaSochnut HaYehudit L'Eretz Yisra'el) also known as the Sochnut or JAFI The Youth Aliyah (Hebrew Aliyat Hano'ar) is a Jewish organization that rescued 22000 Jewish children from the Nazis during the Third Reich,

On 15 May 1948 Kol was one of the people to sign the Israeli declaration of independence, and became a member of the Provisional State Council. The Provisional State Council (מועצת המדינה הזמנית Moetzet HaMedina HaZmanit) was the temporary Legislature of Israel from shortly before He was also one of the founders of the Progressive Party, which emerged from the New Aliyah Party. The Progressive Party (מפלגה פרוגרסיבית Miflega Progresivit) was a political party in Israel.

In July 1951 he was elected to the Knesset, but resigned six weeks later. Elections for the second Knesset were held in Israel on 30 July 1951 For Beit Knesset a Jewish Place of worship, see Synagogue. The Knesset (כנסת lit He returned to the Knesset following the 1959 elections, and shortly after became a Liberal Party MK when it was formed by a merger of the Progressive Party and the General Zionists. Elections for the fourth Knesset were held in Israel on 3 November 1959 The Israeli Liberal Party (מפלגה ליברלית ישראלית Miflega Libralit Yisraelit) was a political party in Israel and is one of the ancestors The General Zionists (ציונים כלליים Tzionim Klalim) were centrists within the Zionist movement and a political party in Israel After retaining his seat in the 1961 elections, Kol was part of a group of largely ex-Progressive Party members which broke away from the Liberal Party to form the Independent Liberals in protest at its impending merger with Menachem Begin's Herut. Elections for the fifth Knesset were held in Israel on 15 August 1961 The Independent Liberals (ליברלים עצמאיים Libralim Atzma'im) were a political party in Israel and are one of the ancestors of the modern-day (מְנַחֵם בְּגִין Mieczysław Biegun Менахем Вольфович Бегин 16 August 1913 – 9 March 1992 was the sixth prime minister of the State of Israel This article is about the political party For other uses see Herut (disambiguation.

Following the 1965 elections, the Independent Liberals joined Levi Eshkol's coalition, and Kol was appointed Minister of Tourism and Minister of Development. Elections for the sixth Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November 1965 (לֵוִי אֶשְׁכּוֹל born Levi Školnik (לֵוִי שׁקוֹלנִיק on 25 October 1895, died 26 February 1969) The Tourism Minister of Israel (שר התיירות Sar HaTayarut) is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Tourism and a relatively minor position in the The Development Minister of Israel was a portfolio in the Israeli cabinet between 1953 and 1974 In accordance with party policy, he resigned from the Knesset upon being appointed to the cabinet. The Cabinet of Israel is a formal body composed of government officials chosen and led by a Prime Minister. After elections in 1969 and 1973 Kol was again appointed Minister of Tourism, and again vacated his Knesset seat.

He lost his place in the Knesset in the 1977 elections when the party was reduced to just one seat. The Elections for the ninth Knesset were held on 17 May 1977. After leaving the Knesset he wrote several books on Israeli society and foreign affairs, and died in 1989

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