Mathilda Guez (Hebrew: מטילדה גז; 15 August 1918 – 3 May 1990) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Rafi and its successors from 1965 until 1977.
Born in Sousse in Tunisia, Guez was educated at a French high school. In 1936 she married and moved to Sfax. During World War II she was deported along with the rest of the local Jewish community. After the family returned to their homes, she became involved in Zionist activities; in 1948 she became a member of Youth Aliyah, and was also president of the Tunisian branch of WIZO.
In 1957 she made aliyah to Israel after meeting David Ben-Gurion during a trip to Jerusalem, and joined Mapai, working in its Immigrant Absorption department. In 1959 Guez became a member of the World Jewish Congress directorate.[1] Along with Ben-Gurion, she was amongst the Mapai members that left to form Rafi in 1965, and was elected to the Knesset on the new party's list later that year. She was re-elected in 1969 (by which time Rafi had merged into the Alignment) and 1973, before losing her seat in the 1977 elections.
mathilda, guez, hebrew, מטילדה, גז, august, 1918, 1990, israeli, politician, served, member, knesset, rafi, successors, from, 1965, until, 1977, faction, represented, knesset1965, 1968rafi1968, 1969labor, party1969, 1977alignmentpersonal, detailsborn15, august. Mathilda Guez Hebrew מטילדה גז 15 August 1918 3 May 1990 was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Rafi and its successors from 1965 until 1977 Mathilda GuezFaction represented in the Knesset1965 1968Rafi1968 1969Labor Party1969 1977AlignmentPersonal detailsBorn15 August 1918Sousse TunisiaDied3 May 1990 1990 05 03 aged 71 Biography EditBorn in Sousse in Tunisia Guez was educated at a French high school In 1936 she married and moved to Sfax During World War II she was deported along with the rest of the local Jewish community After the family returned to their homes she became involved in Zionist activities in 1948 she became a member of Youth Aliyah and was also president of the Tunisian branch of WIZO In 1957 she made aliyah to Israel after meeting David Ben Gurion during a trip to Jerusalem and joined Mapai working in its Immigrant Absorption department In 1959 Guez became a member of the World Jewish Congress directorate 1 Along with Ben Gurion she was amongst the Mapai members that left to form Rafi in 1965 and was elected to the Knesset on the new party s list later that year She was re elected in 1969 by which time Rafi had merged into the Alignment and 1973 before losing her seat in the 1977 elections She died in 1990 at the age of 71 References Edit Mathilda Guez Public Activities Knesset websiteExternal links EditMathilda Guez on the Knesset website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mathilda Guez amp oldid 1141396240, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
