Uri Orbach

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Uri Orbach, 2010

Uri Shraga Orbach , also Uri Auerbach , Hebrew אורי שרגא אורבך(* March 28, 1960 in Petach Tikwa ; † February 16, 2015 in Jerusalem ), was an Israeli politician of the HaBajit haJehudi ("Jewish home") and a member of the Knesset . After the parliamentary elections in January 2013 , he became Minister for Senior Citizens' Affairs in the new cabinet of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu .

Life

Before entering politics, Orbach worked as a teacher, author and journalist. He hosted the talk show The Last Word on Army Radio and wrote for the Israeli daily Jedi'ot Acharonot . In 1996 he founded "Kol Chai" ("Living Voice"), the first radio station for ultra-Orthodox, and in 2003 was one of the founders of the TV station "Techelet" ("Light Blue").

In 2008 Orbach switched to politics and successfully ran for third place in the list of the HaBajit haJehudi party in the 2009 Knesset elections . After the 2013 general election, Prime Minister Netanyahu appointed him Minister for Senior Citizens' Affairs.

In January 2014, Orbach announced that he would take a political break due to health problems. He suffered from a rare blood disease.

He died in 2015, leaving behind a wife and four children. Most recently he lived in Modi'in .

Works

Orbach wrote several children's books. The following was published in English:

  • Donkeys on the roof & other stories . Toby Press, London 2010

Web links

Commons : Uri Orbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Likud signs deals with Lapid, Bennett . Ynetnews, March 15, 2013 (English)
  2. ↑ Newsletter of the Embassy of the State of Israel from February 16, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Orbach, Uri
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Orbach, Uri Shraga (full name); Auerbach, Uri; אורי שרגא אורבך (Hebrew)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli politician of the HaBajit haJehudi ("Jewish home") and member of the Knesset
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Petach Tikva
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 2015
Place of death Jerusalem