David Remez
David Remez ( Russian Давид Ремез Hebrew דוד רמז; * May 23, 1886 in Kopys ( Russian Копысь ) in Orsha Rajon ( Belarus ) as David Drabkin ( Russian Давид Драбкин , Hebrew דוד דרבקין); † May 19, 1951 in Jerusalem ), was an Israeli politician of the Zionist labor movement. He was one of the 37 first signatories of the Israeli declaration of independence and in the provisional government the country's first transport minister .
Life
He received his religious education from his grandfather, a rabbi who taught him the Talmud . Remez studied law in Turkey from 1911. During his studies he met David Ben-Gurion and Jizchak Ben Zwi . In 1913 he went to Palestine, which was then under Ottoman rule. In Palestine he worked as a farm laborer in Ben Shemen , Be'er Tuvia , Karkur and Zichron Ja'akow .
Political career
His political career began in 1920/21 shortly after the establishment of the League of Nations mandate for Palestine , when he was initially involved in the trade union movement. Remez is one of the founding members of Ben-Gurion's Mapai workers' party .
After Israel's declaration of independence on May 14, 1948, he was a member of the provisional government and also ran for election to the first Knesset . In 1949 Remez became Israel's first transport minister as a member of the Mapei , and from 1950 to 1951 he was minister of education .
Honors
After his death, numerous streets and squares were named after him in Israel, including the Ramot Remez district in Haifa , Remez Square in Jerusalem and the Remez Junction .
family
He is the father of Aharon Remez and the grandfather of Gideon Remez .
Web links
- Short biography on the Knesset website , in English
- Short biography, engl.
- Literature by and about David Remez in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Remez, biography at www.zionism-israel.com , accessed July 31, 2012
- ^ Israel Mourns Death of David Remez; Tens of Thousands Participate in Funeral .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Remez, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Drabkin, David (maiden name); Drabkin, David Moshe; Ремез, Давид (Cyrillic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kopys , Belarus |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 19, 1951 |
| Place of death | Jerusalem |