Schewach Weiss
Schewach Weiss ( Hebrew שבח וייס ; * July 5, 1935 in Borysław , Poland ) is an Israeli politician, diplomat, university professor and author.
Weiss' family emigrated to the British mandate of Palestine in 1947 . He studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem , where he received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in international relations and political science in 1959 . In 1961 a Master of Arts (MA) in Political Science and Contemporary Jewish Studies followed . His Ph.D. in political philosophy he received in 1969. In 1975 he became professor of political science at the University of Haifa . In the same year he founded the Department of Communications at the university there and became chairman of the Political Science Forum .
His political career began in the late 1960s. From 1969 to 1981 Weiss was a member of the Haifa City Council, and from 1975 to 1981 he worked in the city administration. From 1981 he sat for Avoda / Maarach in the Knesset . During the 12th and 14th Knesset, Weiss was Deputy Speaker of Parliament and President of Parliament in the 13th legislative period. In 1999 Weiss left the Knesset.
From 2000 to 2006 he served as chairman of the Yad Vashem Council . In addition, he was the Israeli ambassador to Poland from 2000 to 2004 as the successor to Yigal Antebi, and in 2004 he founded the Centrum Badań nad Współczesnym Izraelem (Center for Israel Studies) at the University of Warsaw .
Weiss published numerous books, mainly political science papers, but also publications on the Holocaust and some books for children and young people.
Awards
- 2006 honorary doctorate from the University of Wroclaw
- 2011 honorary doctorate from the University of Warsaw
- 2011 Honorary Doctorate from the Medical University of Łódź
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shevah Weiss Receives honorary doctorate from Lodz University . Polska Agencja Prasowa . November 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. 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 March 3, 2012.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 18, 2017 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.
- ↑ Shevach Weiss to receive Warsaw University honorary degree ( Memento of the original from April 17, 2017 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. , November 30, 2011, scienceinpoland.pap.pl
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| SURNAME | Weiss, Schewach |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ways, Ševaḥ; Weis, Shevah; Vais, Shevah; שבח וייס |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli politician, diplomat, university professor and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 5, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Borysław , Poland |