Shraga Goren
Shraga Goren | |
|---|---|
 Goren in 1952 | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1949–1951 | Mapai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1897[1] Makariv, Russian Empire |
| Died | 12 June 1972 (aged 74) |
Shraga Goren (Hebrew: שרגא גורן; 25 July 1897 – 12 June 1972) was an Israeli politician.
Biography
Goren was born Shraga Gorokhovsky in Makariv in the Russian Empire (today in Ukraine) to Aharon and Haya Sarah.[1] He studied in a heder and a high school in Kiev.[2] He also attended the University of Kiev, but did not finish his studies.[2] In 1913 he joined Tzeiri Zion, and the following year became a member of the Time to Build commune.[2] In 1917 he was one of the founding members of Dror.[2] He also joined the Jewish Legion.[2] In 1920 he married Esther Bat Beb-Zion Klioner; they had two children, Michal and Avigail.[1]
In 1921 he emigrated to Mandatory Palestine, where he was amongst the founders of Tel Aviv's first planning group.[2] He worked in the Office of Public Works and Building, and became one of the heads of the Solel Boneh construction company.[2] Between 1924 and 1929 he served as chairman of the transportation co-operative and of the co-operatives centre.[2]
In 1949 he was elected to the first Knesset on the Mapai list, and served on the Economic Affairs committee and the Labour committee.[2] He lost his seat in the 1951 elections.
He died on 12 June 1972.
References
External links
- Shraga Goren on the Knesset website