Menucha and Nahala, the committee that established Rehovot, Kaplan on leftYitzhak Ben-Zvi, Chairman of the National Committee, addresses the Zionist General Council Meeting in Jerusalem. From right to left: I. Rupaisen, Ben-Zion Mossinson, H. Farbstein, Nahum Sokolow, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Yosef Sprinzak, I. L. Goldberg, Shmaryahu Levin, Eliezer Kaplan (1935)
Born in Minsk in the Russian Empire (today in Belarus), Kaplan attended a heder and high school in Łowicz.[1] He joined the Socialist Zionist Party in 1905, and was one of the founders of the Youth of Zion – Renewal movement in 1908,[1] later being elected secretary of its Minsk Region branch in 1912. He also helped found the Youth of Zion movement in Russia in 1912 and was a member of its central committee. In 1917 he graduated from a Moscow polytechnic as a building engineer.[1]
In 1919 Kaplan was a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Versailles Peace Conference.[1] The following year he immigrated to Mandatory Palestine and was involved in merging Youth of Zion with Hapoel Hatzair to form Hitachdut.[1] Following his participation in the Conference of the Zionist Federation in London, he was elected to the Zionist Executive Committee.[1] Shortly afterwards he was sent to Berlin to run Hitachdut's world office.[1]
Kaplan returned to Mandatory Palestine in 1923 and joined the Histadrut's Office of Public Works.[1] A director of the technical department of the Tel Aviv municipality between 1923 and 1925, he was elected to Tel Aviv city council in 1925, remaining on the council until 1933.[1] That year he joined the board of the Jewish Agency for Israel and served as its treasurer until 1948.[1]
He retained his seat and portfolio following the 1951 elections, and in June 1952 became the country's first Deputy Prime Minister. However, he died three weeks later.
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The personal papers of Eliezer Kaplan are kept at the Central Zionist Archives in Jerusalem. The notation of the record group is A92.
May 08, 2024
eliezer, kaplan, hebrew, אליעזר, קפלן, belarusian, Эліэзер, Каплан, january, 1891, july, 1952, zionist, activist, israeli, politician, signatories, israeli, declaration, independence, country, first, minister, finance, deputy, prime, minister, ministerial, rol. Eliezer Kaplan Hebrew אליעזר קפלן Belarusian Eliezer Kaplan 27 January 1891 13 July 1952 was a Zionist activist Israeli politician one of the signatories of the Israeli declaration of independence and the country s first Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Eliezer KaplanMinisterial roles1948 1952Minister of Finance1949 1950Minister of Trade amp Industry1952Deputy Prime MinisterFaction represented in the Knesset1949 1952MapaiPersonal detailsBorn27 January 1891Minsk Russian EmpireDied13 July 1952 1952 07 13 aged 61 Tel Aviv IsraelMenucha and Nahala the committee that established Rehovot Kaplan on left Yitzhak Ben Zvi Chairman of the National Committee addresses the Zionist General Council Meeting in Jerusalem From right to left I Rupaisen Ben Zion Mossinson H Farbstein Nahum Sokolow Yitzhak Ben Zvi Yosef Sprinzak I L Goldberg Shmaryahu Levin Eliezer Kaplan 1935 Contents 1 Biography 2 Commemoration 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn in Minsk in the Russian Empire today in Belarus Kaplan attended a heder and high school in Lowicz 1 He joined the Socialist Zionist Party in 1905 and was one of the founders of the Youth of Zion Renewal movement in 1908 1 later being elected secretary of its Minsk Region branch in 1912 He also helped found the Youth of Zion movement in Russia in 1912 and was a member of its central committee In 1917 he graduated from a Moscow polytechnic as a building engineer 1 In 1919 Kaplan was a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Versailles Peace Conference 1 The following year he immigrated to Mandatory Palestine and was involved in merging Youth of Zion with Hapoel Hatzair to form Hitachdut 1 Following his participation in the Conference of the Zionist Federation in London he was elected to the Zionist Executive Committee 1 Shortly afterwards he was sent to Berlin to run Hitachdut s world office 1 Kaplan returned to Mandatory Palestine in 1923 and joined the Histadrut s Office of Public Works 1 A director of the technical department of the Tel Aviv municipality between 1923 and 1925 he was elected to Tel Aviv city council in 1925 remaining on the council until 1933 1 That year he joined the board of the Jewish Agency for Israel and served as its treasurer until 1948 1 A member of the Assembly of Representatives on 14 May 1948 Kaplan was one of the people to sign the Israeli declaration of independence and was immediately appointed Minister of Finance in the provisional government He was elected to the first Knesset as a member of Mapai and retained the Finance Ministry post also becoming Minister of Trade and Industry in Ben Gurion s first government In the second government the Trade and Industry portfolio was given to Yaakov Geri but Kaplan remained Finance Minister He retained his seat and portfolio following the 1951 elections and in June 1952 became the country s first Deputy Prime Minister However he died three weeks later Commemoration editThe Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot built in 1953 the Kiryat Eliezer suburb of Netanya the Eliezer neighbourhood of Kfar Saba Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv and Kaplan Street in Jerusalem s Kiryat HaMemshala government complex were all named in his honour The Kaplan Prize he awarded for the increase of productivity is named after him References edit a b c d e f g h i j Eliezer Kaplan KnessetExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eliezer Kaplan Eliezer Kaplan on the Knesset website The personal papers of Eliezer Kaplan are kept at the Central Zionist Archives in Jerusalem The notation of the record group is A92 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eliezer Kaplan amp oldid 1216586615, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
