Shlomo Lavi
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| Date of birth | 1882 |
| Place of birth | Płońsk, Russian Empire |
| Year of aliyah | 1905 |
| Date of death | 23 July 1963 |
| Knessets | 1, 2 |
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| 1949–1955 | Mapai |
Shlomo Lavi (Hebrew: שלמה לביא, born Shlomo Levkovich in 1882, died 23 July 1963) was a Zionist activist and politician.
Biography
Born in Płońsk in the Russian Empire (today in Poland), Lavi received a religious education. In 1905 he made aliyah to Ottoman-controlled Palestine. In the same year he attended the founding convention of Hapoel Hatzair. He was later involved in the establishment of Hashomer, the Jewish defence organisation. He worked as an agricultural laborer, helping drain swamps.[1]
In 1920 he was amongst the founders of the Histadrut trade union. The following year he helped establish kibbutz Ein Harod. He joined Ahdut HaAvoda, and later Mapai. A member of the Haganah, during World War II he joined the British Army at the age of 60. In 1949 he was elected to the first Knesset on the party's list. He was re-elected in 1951, but lost his seat in the 1955 elections.
References
- ↑ Shlomo Lavi: Public Activities Knesset website
External links
- Shlomo Lavi on the Knesset website
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