At the age of thirteen, he joined Betar and during the 1929 Palestine riots and the 1936 riots took an active part in the battle for Tel Aviv.[1] Between 1932 and 1939 he served as an emissary for Betar and the Irgun in Poland, Romania and the Baltic countries. In 1933, he was arrested for five weeks under suspicion of being connected to Brit HaBirionim.
After the outbreak of World War II, he was sent on an Irgun mission to the United States and helped to found the Committee for the Creation of a Hebrew Army. Together with Hillel Kook, Ari Jabotinsky, Shmuel Merlin and Yitzhak Ben-Ami, he founded the "Committee for the Rescue of European Jewry" and later on the "Committee for National Liberation".[1]
In 1943, he returned to Palestine on a mission for the Committee for the Rescue of European Jewry. He met with Menachem Begin, who asked him to become a member of the first Irgun General Headquarters. In April 1944 he was once again arrested by the British, and was one of 251 detainees exiled in October of that year to Asmara, Eritrea, where he was the representative of the exiles before the British authorities.[2] In January 1947 he succeeded in escaping with several comrades and made his way to France, where he helped to organize the voyage of the Altalena.
Political careeredit
In 1948, he returned to the newly declared State of Israel and was among the founders and leaders of the Herut movement. He also helped establish Israel's relations with France. He was elected for Herut to the first through fifth Knessets, and for Gahal to the sixth and seventh. He was a member of the Finance, Economic Affairs, Foreign Affairs & Defense and Internal Affairs Committees, as well as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. He was one of the first to propose a referendum as a proviso for crucial decisions, as part of his party's opposition to the Reparations Agreement between Israel and West Germany.
He died in 1970 while still an MK, and was replaced by Gideon Patt.
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Further readingedit
Sherman, Arnold (1986). Fire in his Soul: the Life of Aryeh Ben-Eliezer (in Hebrew). ידיעות ספרים. p. 234. ISBN965-248-070-3.
External linksedit
Aryeh Ben-Eliezer on the Knesset website
January 01, 1970
aryeh, eliezer, hebrew, אריה, בן, אליעזר, december, 1913, january, 1970, revisionist, zionist, leader, irgun, member, israeli, politician, faction, represented, knesset1949, 1965herut1965, 1970gahalpersonal, detailsborn, 1913, december, 1913vilnius, russian, e. Aryeh Ben Eliezer Hebrew אריה בן אליעזר 16 December 1913 29 January 1970 was a Revisionist Zionist leader Irgun member and Israeli politician Aryeh Ben EliezerFaction represented in the Knesset1949 1965Herut1965 1970GahalPersonal detailsBorn 1913 12 16 16 December 1913Vilnius Russian EmpireDied29 January 1970 1970 01 29 aged 56 Israel Contents 1 Biography 2 Zionist activism 3 Political career 4 Commemoration 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksBiography editAryeh Ben Eliezer born Lipa Zabrowsky was born in Vilnius in the Russian Empire today in Lithuania His family immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1920 He attended high schools in Tel Aviv Zionist activism editAt the age of thirteen he joined Betar and during the 1929 Palestine riots and the 1936 riots took an active part in the battle for Tel Aviv 1 Between 1932 and 1939 he served as an emissary for Betar and the Irgun in Poland Romania and the Baltic countries In 1933 he was arrested for five weeks under suspicion of being connected to Brit HaBirionim After the outbreak of World War II he was sent on an Irgun mission to the United States and helped to found the Committee for the Creation of a Hebrew Army Together with Hillel Kook Ari Jabotinsky Shmuel Merlin and Yitzhak Ben Ami he founded the Committee for the Rescue of European Jewry and later on the Committee for National Liberation 1 In 1943 he returned to Palestine on a mission for the Committee for the Rescue of European Jewry He met with Menachem Begin who asked him to become a member of the first Irgun General Headquarters In April 1944 he was once again arrested by the British and was one of 251 detainees exiled in October of that year to Asmara Eritrea where he was the representative of the exiles before the British authorities 2 In January 1947 he succeeded in escaping with several comrades and made his way to France where he helped to organize the voyage of the Altalena Political career editIn 1948 he returned to the newly declared State of Israel and was among the founders and leaders of the Herut movement He also helped establish Israel s relations with France He was elected for Herut to the first through fifth Knessets and for Gahal to the sixth and seventh He was a member of the Finance Economic Affairs Foreign Affairs amp Defense and Internal Affairs Committees as well as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset He was one of the first to propose a referendum as a proviso for crucial decisions as part of his party s opposition to the Reparations Agreement between Israel and West Germany He died in 1970 while still an MK and was replaced by Gideon Patt Commemoration editThe Israeli settlement of Beit Aryeh was named after him A main street in Ramat Gan is also named for him References edit a b Lapidot Yehuda Aryeh Ben Eliezer Jewish Virtual Library Retrieved 2008 01 07 In African Exile etzel org Archived from the original on 2020 10 09 Retrieved 2008 01 07 Further reading editSherman Arnold 1986 Fire in his Soul the Life of Aryeh Ben Eliezer in Hebrew ידיעות ספרים p 234 ISBN 965 248 070 3 External links editAryeh Ben Eliezer on the Knesset website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aryeh Ben Eliezer amp oldid 1218662737, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
