Avraham Herzfeld was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician.
11 Facts About Avraham Herzfeld
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Avraham Herzfeld attended a yeshiva and was certified as a rabbi.
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Avraham Herzfeld was arrested in Vilna in 1910 for revolutionary activities, and was exiled to Siberia.
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Avraham Herzfeld was one of the founders of the Ahdut HaAvoda party in 1919 and one of its active members until 1930, when he joined Mapai.
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Avraham Herzfeld was one of leaders of HaMerkaz HaHakla'i, the Zionist agricultural association in Palestine.
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Avraham Herzfeld headed the settlement department of the Agricultural Association and was involved in the establishment of new settlements for forty years.
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Avraham Herzfeld was a member of the Jewish National Fund from 1949 to his death.
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Avraham Herzfeld was known for his habit of bursting into song, sometimes in the middle of his speeches.
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In 1949, Avraham Herzfeld was elected to the first Knesset for Mapai and remained an MK until 1965.
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Avraham Herzfeld was a member of the Knesset's Finance Committee, to which he would refer as the "Finance Commission".
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Avraham Herzfeld initiated and raised funds to establish a hospital in Gedera in 1963, part of the Histadrut's Clalit Health Maintenance Organization.