Tsaban, Yair

Tsaban, Yair: (1930- )

Born in Jerusalem, Tsaban was a member of the Hagana from 1945 to 1947 and of the Palmah from 1948 to 1949. He helped to found Kibbutz Zorah. He served as a member of Maki and helped to found the Moked and Shelli political movements. Tsaban joined Mapam in 1980 and represented it in the Knesset (and subsequently the Meretz/Democratic Israel faction) since 1981. He served as minister of immigration (see ALIYA) between 1992 and 1996 and retired from party politics prior to the election to the 14th Knesset in 1996. After his retirement from politics, Tsaban resumed his career as an academic and in 2000 he initiated the publication of The Encyclopedia of Jewish Culture in the Era of Modernization and Secularization.

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Yair Tzaban — MKs Date of birth = 23 August 1930 Place of birth = Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine Year of Aliyah = Date of death = Place of death = Knesset(s) = 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th Party = Meretz Former parties = Alignment,Mapam Gov t roles = Minister of… … Wikipedia
Yair Tsaban — Israeli Minister of Absorption (1995) … English contemporary dictionary
POLITICAL LIFE AND PARTIES — Introduction It was largely due to the existence of the pre state political parties, which had conducted intensive political activities for almost half a century within the framework of the yishuv , under the British Mandate for Palestine, that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Palmach — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Palmach caption=Palmach badge country= Israel allegiance= type=Strike force branch= dates=1941 1948 specialization= command structure=Haganah size= current commander= garrison= ceremonial chief= nickname= motto=… … Wikipedia

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