Emanuel Zisman
Emanuel Zisman | |
|---|---|
| Faction represented in theKnesset | |
| 1988–1991 | Alignment |
| 1991–1996 | Labor Party |
| 1996–1999 | Third Way |
| 1999 | Independent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1935 Plovdiv,Bulgaria |
| Died | 11 November 2009 (aged 74) |
Emanuel Zisman(Bulgarian:Емануел Зисман;Hebrew:עמנואל זיסמן,11 February 1935 – 11 November 2009) was an Israeli politician and ambassador. He served as a member of theKnessetbetween 1988 and 1999.
Biography
[edit]Zisman was born inPlovdivinBulgaria.On 10 March 1943, theJewishcommunity of Plovdiv, including Zisman and his mother and sister, were rounded up for deportation in the Jewish quarter of the city, near the school. In the wake of public pressure TsarBoris IIIcancelled the order.[1]Zisman later madealiyahto newly independent Israel in 1949. Married to Sara with three children, he lived in theNayotneighborhood of Jerusalem.
Political career
[edit]Zisman was a member ofJerusalemcity council and served as theLabor Party's chairman in the Jerusalem region. He was first elected to the Knesset on theAlignmentlist in1988,and was re-elected in1992,by which time the Alignment had merged into the Labor Party.
On 7 March 1996 Zisman andAvigdor Kahlanileft the Labor Party to formthe Third Way.[2]The new party won four seats in theelections that year,and joinedBenjamin Netanyahu's government. On 29 March 1999 Zisman left the party to serve the rest of the term as an independent MK.[2]He lost his seat in theMay 1999 elections.
In October 2000 he was appointed Ambassador to Bulgaria,[1]a post he held until 2002.
Awards
[edit]- In 2006, Zisman received theYakir Yerushalayim(Worthy Citizen of Jerusalem) award from the city ofJerusalem.[3]
References
[edit]- ^abAmbassador leaves Israel for homeland postingSofia Echo, 15 February 2001
- ^abMergers and Splits Among Parliamentary GroupsKnesset website
- ^"Recipients of Yakir Yerushalayim award (in Hebrew)".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-06-17.City of Jerusalem official website
External links
[edit]- Emanuel Zismanon the Knesset website
- 1935 births
- 2009 deaths
- Bulgarian Jews in Israel
- Israeli Jews
- Bulgarian emigrants to Israel
- Israeli people of Bulgarian-Jewish descent
- Ambassadors of Israel to Bulgaria
- Third Way (Israel) politicians
- Israeli Labor Party politicians
- Alignment (Israel) politicians
- Members of the 12th Knesset (1988–1992)
- Members of the 13th Knesset (1992–1996)
- Members of the 14th Knesset (1996–1999)
- Burials at Har HaMenuchot
- City councillors of Jerusalem