Jakob Geri

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Jakob Geri, 1950

Jakob Me'ir Geri ( Hebrew יעקב (מאיר) גרי, actually Jack Gering in Hebrew ג'ק גרינג; * September 18, 1901 in Seda ; † December 18, 1974 in Israel ) was an Israeli politician, lawyer and entrepreneur. Although he was never elected to the Knesset , Geri became Minister of Commerce and Economy in the second government of David Ben-Gurion between 1950 and 1951. His appointment to this office was seen in public as a concession to the General Zionists , the United The Religious Front was against his nomination.

Geri studied law and humanities at the Witwatersrand University . After working as a lawyer in South Africa for several years , he traveled to Europe in 1932 before immigrating to Israel in 1934 . Before serving as minister, Geri was director of the African-Palestine Investment Company . His brother Bernard Gering was chairman of the board of the South African Zionist Federation . After leaving the government, Jakob Geri headed a merger of several South African companies in Israel.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Israel Parliament to Vote Today on New Cabinet; Sharett Returns to Lake Success. Jewish Telegraphic Agency , November 1, 1950, accessed March 23, 2013 .
  2. ↑ a b c David Tidhar (Ed.): Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel . Volume 11, pp. 3863 (Hebrew, online [accessed March 27, 2013]).
  3. ^ Josef Rosin, Joel Alpert, Sue Levy: Protecting Our Litvak Heritage . A History of 50 Jewish Communities in Lithuania. 2009, p. 274 ( online [accessed March 23, 2013]).
  4. ↑ a b Yaacov (Meyer) Geri. Minister who was Never an MK. In: knesset.gov.il. Knesset , accessed March 21, 2013 .
  5. ^ A b Celebrations in South Africa Mark Observance of Dr. Weizmann's Birthday. Jewish Telegraphic Agency , December 8, 1944, accessed March 23, 2013 .
  6. ↑ Selwyn Ilan Troen, Noah Lucas: Israel: The First Decade of Independence . SUNY Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-7914-2259-5 , pp. 240 (English, online [accessed March 23, 2013]).
  7. ↑ Ben-Gurion Resigns Post As Israels's Prime Minister . In: Daytona Beach Morning Journal . October 16, 1950, p. 10 (English, online at Google News [accessed March 23, 2013]).
  8. ↑ Remier Ben Gurion Submits Proposals for re-shuffle of portfolios to Israel Cabinet. (No longer available online.) Jewish Telegraphic Agency , October 13, 1950, formerly in the original ; accessed on March 23, 2013 (English).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / archive.jta.org  
  9. ↑ Israeli inflation “mastered” Former Trade Minister Says. Jewish Telegraphic Agency , February 12, 1954, accessed March 23, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Geri, Jakob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Low, Jack (maiden name); Geri, Jakob Me'ir
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli politician, Minister for Trade and Economy in Israel
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Seda (Lithuania)
DATE OF DEATH 18th December 1974
Place of death Israel