Josef Burg (politician)

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Josef Burg (1951)

Josef Burg ( Hebrew יוסף שלמה בורגJosef Schlomo Castle; born on January 31, 1909 in Dresden ; died October 15, 1999 in Jerusalem ) was an Israeli politician and Orthodox rabbi .

Life

Josef Burg was born in Dresden and from 1928 to 1931 attended the rabbi seminar of the Israelite synagogue community Adass Jisroel in Berlin and the University of Berlin . In 1933 he received a doctorate in philosophy at the University of Leipzig . He continued his studies at the rabbi seminar in Berlin and became a rabbi in 1938. In 1939 he immigrated to Palestine and received a research grant from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem .

Josef Burg married Riva Slonim in 1949. Together they had three children, two daughters and their son Avraham Burg . On his last visit to the Knesset he was present for the swearing-in of his son as the spokesman for the 15th Knesset .

Political career

In Israel, Burg joined HaPo'el haMisrachi , a moderate-left religious Zionist party. In addition to three other religious parties, Hapoel HaMisrachi was elected on a joint list ( United Religious Front ) in the first Knesset elections in 1949 . The list won 16 seats, and Burg got a seat in the Knesset and became its vice-speaker. In the cabinet formed by David Ben-Gurion , Burg became Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Rationing and Supply . After the ruling coalition broke, Burg was not considered by the new coalition government .

In the 1951 elections , the HaPo'el haMisrachi party stood alone and won eight seats. Burg remained in the Knesset and became Minister of Health in the third government . During the further legislative period of the second Knesset , Burg was Minister of Post in the fourth , fifth and sixth governments.

After the third parliamentary elections on July 26, 1955, Burg was re-elected to the Knesset and post minister in the seventh and eighth cabinets again in the coalition negotiations . He retained the post of post minister until July 1, 1958.

In June 1956, the Hapoel HaMisrachi merged with its ideological twin, the Misrachi party to form the National Religious Party (NRP, Mafdal ). He became its chairman in 1970, succeeding Chaim-Moshe Shapira , and held this office until 1986 , when he resigned from all his offices.

Josef Burg was re-elected until the 1984 elections ( 11th Knesset ). He took over the post of Minister of Welfare in the 9th , 10th , 11th , 12th , 13th , 14th and 15th governments . In the 15th government, he took over the Ministry of the Interior from the recently deceased Chaim Moshe Shapira on September 1, 1970, handing over the Ministry of Welfare to Ja'akov-Micha'el Chasani . He headed the Ministry of the Interior during the 16th , 17th , 18th , 19th and 20th governments . During the 17th government, he also took over the Ministry of Welfare from July 29, 1975 to November 4, 1975. He was also minister of religion in the 19th, 20th and 21st governments .

In 1977 he became the president of the World Misrachi Movement.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Glenn Frankel: Alumni of the Class of Survivors; At Hebrew University, Those Who Escaped the Nazis Reunite . In: The Washington Post . June 21, 1989 ( online [accessed February 2, 2014] accessed through the HighBeam Research newspaper / magazine archive ). Online ( Memento of the original from June 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.highbeam.com
  2. ↑ a b Eric Silver: Obituary: Josef Burg . In: The Independent . October 16, 1999 ( online [accessed February 2, 2014] access via the HighBeam Research newspaper / magazine archive).
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  10. ↑ Susan Hattis Rolef: National Religious Party (NRP) . In: Encyclopaedia Judaica . January 2007 ( online [accessed February 2, 2014] accessed through HighBeam Research's newspaper / magazine archive). Online ( Memento of the original from June 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.highbeam.com
  11. ^ Government 9. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 2, 2014 .
  12. ^ Government 10. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 2, 2014 .
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  14. ^ Government 12. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 2, 2014 .
  15. ^ Government 13. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 2, 2014 .
  16. ^ Government 14. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 2, 2014 .
  17. ^ A b Government 15. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 2, 2014 .
  18. ^ Government 16. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 2, 2014 .
  19. ^ Government 17. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 2, 2014 .
  20. ^ Government 18. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 2, 2014 .
  21. ^ A b Government 19. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 2, 2014 .
  22. ^ A b Government 20. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 2, 2014 .
  23. ^ Government 21. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed February 2, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Castle, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli politician (NRP) and rabbi
DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH October 15, 1999
Place of death Jerusalem