Shimon Garidi (Hebrew: שמעון גרידי, 1 December 1912 – 15 January 2003) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1951 and 1955.
Born in Dhamar in the Ottoman Empire (today in Yemen), Garidi made aliyah to Palestine in 1920. He studied at high school in Tel Aviv, and later gained an MA in Middle Eastern and Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Between 1932 and 1944 he worked as a Hebrew teacher. He was also a member of the Yemenite youth movement Bnei Shalom in Jerusalem. In 1940, he became secretary of the central committee of the Yemenite Association, serving until 1940.
In 1951, he became head of the Association's list for the elections that year, and was elected to the Knesset as the party won a single seat. Less than a month after being elected the Yemenite Association merged into the General Zionists. However, on 29 June 1955 he broke away from the party to reform the Yemenite Association as an independent faction, a move that was not approved by the House committee.[1] In the July 1955 elections the party won only 0.3% of the vote, below the 1% electoral threshold, and Garidi lost his seat.
He published several books; From Yemen to Zion with Yisrael Yeshayahu in 1938, HaTag: Pentateuch according to Yemenite Jewish tradition in 1940 and Jewish Archives in Yemen in 1948. He also edited the Book of Yemenite Jewry, which was written in memory of fellow Yemenite Association MK Zecharia Glosca in 1974. He died in 2003 at the age of 90.
Bibliographyedit
From the Customs of Yemenite Jewry (in Hebrew)
Referencesedit
^Mergers and Splits Among Parliamentary Groups Knesset website
External linksedit
Shimon Garidi on the Knesset website
January 01, 1970
shimon, garidi, hebrew, שמעון, גרידי, december, 1912, january, 2003, israeli, politician, served, member, knesset, between, 1951, 1955, faction, represented, knesset1951yemenite, association1951, 1955general, zionists1955yemenite, associationpersonal, detailsb. Shimon Garidi Hebrew שמעון גרידי 1 December 1912 15 January 2003 was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1951 and 1955 Shimon GaridiFaction represented in the Knesset1951Yemenite Association1951 1955General Zionists1955Yemenite AssociationPersonal detailsBorn1 December 1912Dhamar Ottoman EmpireDied15 January 2003 2003 01 15 aged 90 Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn in Dhamar in the Ottoman Empire today in Yemen Garidi made aliyah to Palestine in 1920 He studied at high school in Tel Aviv and later gained an MA in Middle Eastern and Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Between 1932 and 1944 he worked as a Hebrew teacher He was also a member of the Yemenite youth movement Bnei Shalom in Jerusalem In 1940 he became secretary of the central committee of the Yemenite Association serving until 1940 In 1951 he became head of the Association s list for the elections that year and was elected to the Knesset as the party won a single seat Less than a month after being elected the Yemenite Association merged into the General Zionists However on 29 June 1955 he broke away from the party to reform the Yemenite Association as an independent faction a move that was not approved by the House committee 1 In the July 1955 elections the party won only 0 3 of the vote below the 1 electoral threshold and Garidi lost his seat He published several books From Yemen to Zion with Yisrael Yeshayahu in 1938 HaTag Pentateuch according to Yemenite Jewish tradition in 1940 and Jewish Archives in Yemen in 1948 He also edited the Book of Yemenite Jewry which was written in memory of fellow Yemenite Association MK Zecharia Glosca in 1974 He died in 2003 at the age of 90 Bibliography editFrom the Customs of Yemenite Jewry in Hebrew References edit Mergers and Splits Among Parliamentary Groups Knesset websiteExternal links editShimon Garidi on the Knesset website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shimon Garidi amp oldid 1181950510, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
