He served as the director of the Economic Department of the Jewish Agency for Israel and was a member of the Jewish Agency delegation to the United Nations in 1947. From May 1948 to June 1952, he was the first Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Finance.[2]
In December 1954, he founded the Bank of Israel and served as its Governor until 31 October 1971. Following his retirement, he was appointed Chairman of the Advisory Council and the Advisory Committee of the Bank of Israel, serving as an honorary chairman until his death in 1979.
Published worksedit
The Abolition of Poverty (1969)
Economics of Israel (1967)
Hemisphere, North and South: Economic Disparity Among Nations (1966)
In his autobiography Ha-Etmol Shelli (1970), Horowitz describes the ideological struggle in the Palestine Labor and colonization movement in the late 1920s.[3]
Awards and recognitionedit
In 1968 he was awarded the Israel Prize for Social Sciences.
Referencesedit
^"Previous Governors of the Bank". Bank of Israel.
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david, horowitz, economist, other, people, named, david, horowitz, david, horowitz, disambiguation, david, horowitz, hebrew, דוד, הורוביץ, 1899, august, 1979, israeli, economist, first, governor, bank, israel, david, horowitzborndrohobych, austria, hungary, uk. For other people named David Horowitz see David Horowitz disambiguation David Horowitz 1 Hebrew דוד הורוביץ 1899 10 August 1979 was an Israeli economist and the first Governor of the Bank of Israel David HorowitzBornDrohobych Austria Hungary now Ukraine NationalityIsraeliAcademic careerInstitutionBank of Israel 1954 1971 Contents 1 Biography 2 Finance and political career 3 Published works 4 Awards and recognition 5 ReferencesBiography editDavid Horowitz was born in Drohobych in Galicia then part of the Austro Hungarian Empire now in Ukraine He immigrated to Palestine in 1920 and was one of the first members of Hashomer Hatzair Finance and political career editHe served as the director of the Economic Department of the Jewish Agency for Israel and was a member of the Jewish Agency delegation to the United Nations in 1947 From May 1948 to June 1952 he was the first Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Finance 2 In December 1954 he founded the Bank of Israel and served as its Governor until 31 October 1971 Following his retirement he was appointed Chairman of the Advisory Council and the Advisory Committee of the Bank of Israel serving as an honorary chairman until his death in 1979 Published works editThe Abolition of Poverty 1969 Economics of Israel 1967 Hemisphere North and South Economic Disparity Among Nations 1966 State in the Making 1953 Halakhah Kalkalit u Mediniyyut Kalkalit be Yisrael 1958 Mivneh u Megammah be Khalkalat Yisrael 1964 Ẓel ha Etmol ve Etgar ha Maḥar 1962 Ha Kimmum u Va ayotav ba Olam u ve Ereẓ Yisrael 1945 Ha Kalkalah ha Ereẓ Yisre elit be Hitpattehutah 19482 In his autobiography Ha Etmol Shelli 1970 Horowitz describes the ideological struggle in the Palestine Labor and colonization movement in the late 1920s 3 Awards and recognition editIn 1968 he was awarded the Israel Prize for Social Sciences References edit Previous Governors of the Bank Bank of Israel David Horowitz 1899 1979 David Horowitz nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to David Horowitz economist Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Horowitz economist amp oldid 1194885556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,