Born in Romania in 1921, Shapira attended the Kokhav MeYa'akov yeshiva in Trzebinia, and was later certified as a teacher.[1] He made aliyah to Israel in 1949,[1] and began working with his father, a furrier. In 1959 he bought a carpet factory, Carmel Carpets, in Or Akiva. At its peak the business employed 1,600 employees and had an annual turnover of $500 million.[2]
He joined Agudat Yisrael, and became chairman of its Tel Aviv branch.[3] He was elected to the Knesset on the party's list in 1981 and became chairman of the governing coalition. He was re-elected in 1984, after which he chaired the Finance Committee. He also served as chairman of the Bank of Israel's steering committee,[3] wielding a strong influence on the country's financial state.
He lost his seat in the 1988 elections, but returned to the Knesset in 1992 (by which time the party had formed the United Torah Judaism alliance with Degel HaTorah). He lost his seat again in the 1996 elections.
He died in 2000 at the age of 79.
References
^ abAvraham Yosef Schapira: Personal Details Knesset
^Avraham Shapira: Religious powerbroker of Israel's turbulent politics The Guardian, 4 July 2000
^ abAvraham Yosef Schapira: Public Activities Knesset website
External links
Avraham Yosef Shapira on the Knesset website
January 30, 2023
avraham, yosef, shapira, hebrew, אברהם, יוסף, שפירא, march, 1921, june, 2000, israeli, politician, businessman, faction, represented, knesset1981, 1988agudat, yisrael1992, 1996united, torah, judaism1996agudat, yisraelpersonal, detailsborn2, march, 1921romaniad. Avraham Yosef Shapira Hebrew אברהם יוסף שפירא 2 March 1921 26 June 2000 was an Israeli politician and businessman Avraham Yosef ShapiraFaction represented in the Knesset1981 1988Agudat Yisrael1992 1996United Torah Judaism1996Agudat YisraelPersonal detailsBorn2 March 1921RomaniaDied26 June 2000 2000 06 26 aged 79 Biography EditBorn in Romania in 1921 Shapira attended the Kokhav MeYa akov yeshiva in Trzebinia and was later certified as a teacher 1 He made aliyah to Israel in 1949 1 and began working with his father a furrier In 1959 he bought a carpet factory Carmel Carpets in Or Akiva At its peak the business employed 1 600 employees and had an annual turnover of 500 million 2 He joined Agudat Yisrael and became chairman of its Tel Aviv branch 3 He was elected to the Knesset on the party s list in 1981 and became chairman of the governing coalition He was re elected in 1984 after which he chaired the Finance Committee He also served as chairman of the Bank of Israel s steering committee 3 wielding a strong influence on the country s financial state He lost his seat in the 1988 elections but returned to the Knesset in 1992 by which time the party had formed the United Torah Judaism alliance with Degel HaTorah He lost his seat again in the 1996 elections He died in 2000 at the age of 79 References Edit a b Avraham Yosef Schapira Personal Details Knesset Avraham Shapira Religious powerbroker of Israel s turbulent politics The Guardian 4 July 2000 a b Avraham Yosef Schapira Public Activities Knesset websiteExternal links EditAvraham Yosef Shapira on the Knesset website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Avraham Yosef Shapira amp oldid 1087676022, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
