Chaim Corfu

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Chaim Corfu ( Hebrew חיים קורפו; * January 6, 1921 in Jerusalem , League of Nations mandate for Palestine ; † February 23, 2015 ) was an Israeli politician and former minister.

Life

He studied at religious schools and yeshivot and attended seminars for religious teachers. In 1937 he was with the terrorist underground organization Irgun and a member of the "Irgun command" in Jerusalem. During that time he played as a striker for Beitar Jerusalem . He used his apprenticeship as electrician to letter bombs to build, exploding boxes of chocolates with candy and exploding shells. After being arrested by the British, he used his skills as an electrician to escape.

After the establishment of the State of Israel, he studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and became a lawyer.

From 1969 to 1992 he was a member of the Knesset from the 7th to the 12th legislative period. From 1969 to 1974 he was a Knesset member of the Gahal , from 1974 to 1992 he was a Knesset member of the Likud , from 1981 to 1988 he was the Israeli transport minister .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Former Transportation Minister Haim Corfu Dies at 94
  2. ↑ Shai Dayan: Team history . In: Betar.net . July 8, 2004. Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 10, 2008. Hebrew @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.beitar-jerusalem.net
  3. ^ Zev Golan: Free Jerusalem: Heroes, Heroines and Rogues Who Created the State of Israel . Devora Publishing, 2003, ISBN 1-930143-54-0 , pp. 136-137.
  4. ^ Yehuda Lapidot: The beginning . In: Daat . Retrieved June 10, 2008. Hebrew
  5. ^ Yehuda Lapidot: The Latrun detention camp . In: Daat . Retrieved June 10, 2008. Hebrew
personal data
SURNAME Corfu, Chaim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Corfu, Haim; Corfu, Haim (other spellings)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli politician and minister
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Jerusalem , League of Nations Mandate for Palestine
DATE OF DEATH February 23, 2015