Reuven Barkat

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Reuven Barkat, 1966

Reuven Barkat ( Hebrew ראובן ברקת, Born October 25, 1906 in Tauragė , Lithuania , Russian Empire ; † April 5, 1972 ) was an Israeli politician and President of the Knesset from 1969 until his death .

Life

After attending a Jewish religious school and a Jewish high school in Lithuania, Barkat studied law and literature at the Sorbonne and the University of Strasbourg . During his studies he was involved in Jewish youth and student organizations and was not only a co-founder of the “Young Pioneers” and the “Young Hebrews” in Lithuania, but also chairman of the Union of Hebrew Students.

After emigrating ( Aliyah ) to Israel, he was secretary of the settlement department in the agricultural center between 1928 and 1933, before he was then director of the department for public relations for the organization of the transfer of Jewish property from Germany to the League of Nations of Palestine from 1933 to 1938 .

Between 1940 and 1946 Barkat was general secretary of the National Committee for Jewish Soldiers in World War II and then an employee of the political department of the Histadrut , the umbrella organization of the Israeli trade unions . In 1949 he became a member of the Central Committee of the Histadrut and at the same time head of the political department, before he later became head of the Arab department of the Histadrut. During these activities he also published numerous articles in daily newspapers such as Davar and Haaretz .

After a brief assignment as ambassador to Norway in 1961, he was General Secretary of Mapai from 1962 to 1966 .

On November 22, 1965 he was elected a member of the Knesset and belonged to it until his death, where he last represented the Avoda, the successor party of the Mapai. Reuven Barkat was most recently President of the Knesset from November 17, 1969 until his death.

Publications

  • A Compilation of Reuven Barkat: Issues of Parliamentarianism, Legislation and Government , 1977 ( posthumous )

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personal data
SURNAME Barkat, Reuven
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Tauragė , Lithuania
DATE OF DEATH April 5th 1972