Born in 1926 in Berlin, then in the Weimar Republic (now Germany), Krebs moved to British-mandated Palestine in 1933 and attended Balfour School (elementary), 1937. He graduated from Ben Yehuda College in 1945. As a young man, he volunteered for Haganah, a Jewish paramilitary group that supported the creation of an Israeli state. Afterward, he immigrated to America in 1946 and obtained United States citizenship in 1954. He earned an A.B., University of California at Berkeley in 1950 and an LL.B. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1957.
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He was admitted to the California bar in 1957 and commenced practice in Fresno in 1958. He served in United States Army from 1952 to 1954 and was a translator stationed in Germany. While in the army, he was a corporal in the infantry.[1] Krebs served as a member of the Fresno County Planning Commission from 1965 to 1969 and on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors from 1970 to 1974. He served as delegate, California State Democratic convention, 1966.
^Setencich, Eli. "Krebs: Long Journey From Nazi Terror To Public Office", The Fresno Bee, Forum section, Fresno, California, volume 93, number 17082, March 15, 1970, page 1-C.
^Rosenthal, Vic (10 January 2019). "The First Actual Palestinian-American in Congress (and He Was Jewish)". Retrieved 2019-01-10.
^Kampeas, Ron (2019-01-06). "Ilhan Omar Said She Was the First Refugee Elected to Congress. These Jewish Refugees Came First". Haaretz. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
^John Krebs, former Fresno congressman dies at 87 2014-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
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john, hans, krebs, persons, similar, name, john, krebs, disambiguation, hans, krebs, disambiguation, december, 1926, november, 2014, israeli, american, politician, attorney, served, representative, california, 17th, congressional, district, from, 1975, 1979, k. For persons of a similar name see John Krebs disambiguation and Hans Krebs disambiguation John Hans Krebs December 17 1926 November 10 2014 was an Israeli American politician and attorney who served as a U S Representative for California s 17th congressional district from 1975 to 1979 John Hans KrebsKrebs c 1975Member of the U S House of Representatives from California s 17th districtIn office January 3 1975 January 3 1979Preceded byBob MathiasSucceeded byCharles Pashayan Jr Personal detailsBorn 1926 12 17 December 17 1926Berlin GermanyDiedNovember 10 2014 2014 11 10 aged 87 Fresno California U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseHanna KrebsEducationUniversity of California at Berkeley AB University of California Hastings JD ProfessionAttorneyMilitary serviceAllegiance United States IsraelBranch service United States ArmyHaganahYears of service1945 Haganah 1952 1954 U S Army RankCorporal U S Army Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life and education editBorn in 1926 in Berlin then in the Weimar Republic now Germany Krebs moved to British mandated Palestine in 1933 and attended Balfour School elementary 1937 He graduated from Ben Yehuda College in 1945 As a young man he volunteered for Haganah a Jewish paramilitary group that supported the creation of an Israeli state Afterward he immigrated to America in 1946 and obtained United States citizenship in 1954 He earned an A B University of California at Berkeley in 1950 and an LL B from the University of California Hastings College of the Law in 1957 Career editHe was admitted to the California bar in 1957 and commenced practice in Fresno in 1958 He served in United States Army from 1952 to 1954 and was a translator stationed in Germany While in the army he was a corporal in the infantry 1 Krebs served as a member of the Fresno County Planning Commission from 1965 to 1969 and on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors from 1970 to 1974 He served as delegate California State Democratic convention 1966 Krebs was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety fourth Congress defeating four term Republican Bob Mathias by a 52 to 48 margin He served in the Ninety fourth and Ninety fifth Congresses January 3 1975 January 3 1979 Because he grew up in the British League of Nations Mandate of Palestine known as Mandatory Palestine and held a passport from Mandatory Palestine before emigrating to the United States Krebs is considered by The Jewish Press to have been the first Palestinian American to serve in Congress 2 However other sources including Haaretz consider John E Sununu to have been the first Palestinian American to have served in Congress 3 He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978 to the Ninety sixth Congress losing to Charles Pashayan Jr He was a resident of Fresno California Personal life editKrebs died on November 10 2014 in Fresno California 4 The John Krebs Wilderness in Sequoia National Park was named after him in 2009 5 See also editList of Jewish members of the United States CongressReferences edit Setencich Eli Krebs Long Journey From Nazi Terror To Public Office The Fresno Bee Forum section Fresno California volume 93 number 17082 March 15 1970 page 1 C Rosenthal Vic 10 January 2019 The First Actual Palestinian American in Congress and He Was Jewish Retrieved 2019 01 10 Kampeas Ron 2019 01 06 Ilhan Omar Said She Was the First Refugee Elected to Congress These Jewish Refugees Came First Haaretz Retrieved 2019 01 12 John Krebs former Fresno congressman dies at 87 Archived 2014 11 11 at the Wayback Machine Wilderness Connect wilderness net Retrieved 2019 08 31 United States Congress John Hans Krebs id K000325 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byBob Mathias Member of the U S House of Representatives from California s 17th congressional district1975 1979 Succeeded byCharles Pashayan Jr nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Hans Krebs amp oldid 1196058236, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
