1. Ben Berl Zyskowicz was born on 24 May 1954 and is a Finnish politician and member of parliament.
10 Facts About Ben Zyskowicz
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Ben Zyskowicz was the first Jew to be elected to the Finnish parliament.
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Abram and Ester Ben Zyskowicz's first child Carmela was born in 1952, and the family moved to Finland the following year.
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Abram Zyskowicz drowned on a swimming trip when Ben was six years old.
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Carmela and Ben Zyskowicz had Polish citizenship until 1959 when they were naturalized as Finnish citizens.
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The Zyskowicz family spoke Swedish at home, and Ben spoke Finnish at the Jewish school he attended.
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Ben Zyskowicz has been married to Rahime Husnetdin-Zyskowicz, a member of the Finnish Tatar community, since 1982 and has two daughters, Daniela and Dinah.
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Ben Zyskowicz abstains from alcohol and was known to be a regular at Cafe Strindberg which is a popular celebrity-spotting location on Pohjoisesplanadi in the Helsinki city centre.
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Ben Zyskowicz is renowned for being the Finnish politician with the most difficult name to spell.
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Ben Zyskowicz has stated that he has not tried to reach minister positions due to his chronic migraine.