| Yosef Almogi | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Date of birth | 5 May 1910 |
| Year of Aliyah | 1930 |
| Date of death | 2 November 1991 |
| Knesset(s) | 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th |
| Party | Alignment |
| Former parties | Mapai, Rafi |
| Gov't roles (current in bold) |
Minister without Portfolio Minister of Housing Minister of Development Minister of Labor |
Yosef Aharon Almogi (Hebrew: יוסף אהרון אלמוגי, born 5 May 1910, died 2 November 1991) was an Israeli politician. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Aliyah ( refers to Jewish Immigration to the Land of Israel (and since its establishment in 1948 the State of Israel) Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Elections for the third Knesset were held in Israel on 26 July 1955 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 Alignment (המערך HaMa'arakh) was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s for the town in Mozambique see Mapai Mozambique Mapai (מפא"י an acronym for Mifleget Poalei Eretz Yisrael (מפלגת Rafi (רפ"י an acronym for Reshimat Poalei Yisrael (רשימת פועלי ישראל lit A Minister without Portfolio is either a Government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry. The Development Minister of Israel was a portfolio in the Israeli cabinet between 1953 and 1974 Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
Born Josef Karlenboim in Hrubieszow, Poland, he joined the Dror movement in 1924 and moved to Mandate Palestine in 1930. Hrubieszów is a town in southeastern Poland, with a population of 18661 (2004 Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Habonim Dror (הבונים דרור Translation 'The Builders - Freedom' is a Secular Socialist-Zionist Youth movement formed by the merger Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Palestine Mandate, was a set of protocols or articles that formed a multilateral legal and administrative agreement Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He served as a commander of the Hagana in Kfar Saba, Tel Aviv (1936) and Haifa (1937). Haganah ( Hebrew: "The Defense" ההגנה was a Jewish Paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine Kfar Saba (כְּפַר סָבָא Kfar Sava, lit "Grandfather's Village" or "Saba's Village" is a city in the Sharon region Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Haifa (חֵיפָה; حَيْفَا) is the largest City in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country with Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1940 he enlisted in the British Army, and fought in Greece. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία He was captured and spent the remainder of the War in a German POW camp.
Upon returning to Israel after the war, Almogi became active in politics and joined David Ben-Gurion's Mapai. for the town in Mozambique see Mapai Mozambique Mapai (מפא"י an acronym for Mifleget Poalei Eretz Yisrael (מפלגת He was active in the Haifa Workers Council, serving as Alternate Secretary from 1947 to 1951 and then Secretary from 1951 to 1959. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was the General Secretary of Mapai from 1959 to 1961. for the town in Mozambique see Mapai Mozambique Mapai (מפא"י an acronym for Mifleget Poalei Eretz Yisrael (מפלגת The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
First elected to the Knesset in the 1955 elections, Almogi was made Minister without Portfolio after the 1961 elections, before taking over the roles of Minister of Housing and Minister of Development in October 1962. Elections for the third Knesset were held in Israel on 26 July 1955 Elections for the fifth Knesset were held in Israel on 15 August 1961 The Development Minister of Israel was a portfolio in the Israeli cabinet between 1953 and 1974 When Levi Eshkol replaced Ben-Gurion as PM in 1963, Almogi kept both positions. (לֵוִי אֶשְׁכּוֹל born Levi Školnik (לֵוִי שׁקוֹלנִיק on 25 October 1895, died 26 February 1969)
However, when Ben-Gurion led a breakaway from Mapai to form Rafi shortly before the 1965 elections, Almogi followed, losing his cabinet position in the process. Rafi (רפ"י an acronym for Reshimat Poalei Yisrael (רשימת פועלי ישראל lit Elections for the sixth Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November 1965 Elected back to the Knesset on Rafi's list, Almogi became Minister of Labour in July 1968 when together with Mapam, Rafi merged into Eshkol's Alignment (a merger of Mapai and Labour Unity). Mapam (מפ"ם an acronym for Mifleget HaPoalim HaMeuhedet (מפלגת הפועלים המאוחדת lit The Alignment (המערך HaMa'arakh) was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s He retained his position after the 1969 elections, but was not included in Golda Meir's cabinet after the 1973 elections. Elections for the seventh Knesset were held in Israel on 28 October 1969 Golda Meir ( גּוֹלְדָּה מֵאִיר جولدا مائير born Golda Mabovitch, 3 May 1898 - 8 December 1978 known as Golda Myerson from 1917-1956 The Elections for the eighth Knesset were held on 31 December 1973.
During his last term in the Knesset, Almogi also briefly served as the mayor of Haifa (1974 – 1975). A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Haifa (חֵיפָה; حَيْفَا) is the largest City in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country with He then served as chairman of the World Zionist Organization from 1975 to 1978. The World Zionist Organization ( Hebrew: ההסתדרות הציונית העולמית or WZO, was founded as the Zionist Organization ( Hebrew
He died in Haifa on November 2, 1991. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.
Books by Yosef Almogi
- (1982) Total Commitment. Herzl Press. ISBN 0-8453-4749-7.
- (1988) The Struggle for Ben-Gurion (in hebrew). ISBN 965-248-089-4.
References
- Yosef Almogi on the Knesset website (in English)
- Sachar, Howard M. (1979). A History of Israel From the Rise of Zionism to Our Time. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Alfred A Knopf Inc is a New York publishing house founded by Alfred A ISBN 0-394-73679-6.
| Preceded by Moshe Flimann |
Mayor of Haifa 1974–1975 |
Succeeded by Yeruham Zeisel |
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic