11 Facts About Meir Ya'ari

Meir Ya'ari was an Israeli politician, educator, and social activist.

Meir Ya'ari was the leader of Hashomer Hatzair, Kibbutz Artzi, and Mapam, and a member of the Knesset.

Meir Ya'ari's family came from a long lineage of rabbinic scholars.

Meir Ya'ari studied at the Agricultural Academy and at the University of Vienna.

Meir Ya'ari worked at the Kinneret moshava, and in the Gdud HaAvoda group, paving roads from Tiberias to Tzemah and to Tabgha.

Meir Ya'ari's grandson, Yedidya Ya'ari, is a retired Israel Defense Forces general.

Meir Ya'ari was one of the founders of Bitania, the first collective settlement of Hashomer Hatzair.

Meir Ya'ari was among the founders of the Histadrut workers' syndicate.

Meir Ya'ari was a Mapam MK in the first through seventh Knessets, from 1949 to 1973.

Meir Ya'ari protested David Ben-Gurion's activism and Mapai's moderate socialism.

Meir Ya'ari regarded highly the achievements of revolutionary socialism in the Soviet Union, although he criticized its attitude towards Zionism.