Yehoshua Rabinovitz (Hebrew: יהושע רבינוביץ, 12 November 1911 – 14 August 1979) was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister and mayor of Tel Aviv.
In 1955 he was elected onto Tel Aviv city council, serving until 1959. That year he became Deputy Mayor in charge of Finances, a position he held until becoming mayor in 1969. He served as mayor until 1974.[1]
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December 15, 2023
yehoshua, rabinovitz, hebrew, יהושע, רבינוביץ, november, 1911, august, 1979, israeli, politician, served, government, minister, mayor, aviv, ministerial, roles1974minister, housing1974, 1977minister, financefaction, represented, knesset1977, 1979alignmentother. Yehoshua Rabinovitz Hebrew יהושע רבינוביץ 12 November 1911 14 August 1979 was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister and mayor of Tel Aviv Yehoshua RabinovitzMinisterial roles1974Minister of Housing1974 1977Minister of FinanceFaction represented in the Knesset1977 1979AlignmentOther roles1969 1974Mayor of Tel AvivPersonal detailsBorn12 November 1911Vishneva Russian EmpireDied14 August 1979 1979 08 14 aged 67 Tomb of Rabinovitz and fellow mayor of Tel Aviv Mordechai Namir in Trumpeldor cemeteryBiography editBorn in Vishneva in the Russian Empire today in Belarus Rabinovitz attended high school in Vilnius and went on to train as a teacher in the same city He worked as a teacher and headmaster and was a member of the HeHalutz movement He made aliyah to the Mandate Palestine in 1934 and studied in the economics and law school of Tel Aviv University Prior to independence he worked for Hamashbir Lazarchan and was involved in the Haganah 1 In 1955 he was elected onto Tel Aviv city council serving until 1959 That year he became Deputy Mayor in charge of Finances a position he held until becoming mayor in 1969 He served as mayor until 1974 1 Although not a member of the Knesset he was appointed Minister of Housing in March 1974 by Golda Meir After Meir resigned he became Minister of Finance in Yitzhak Rabin s government serving until 1977 1 In the 1977 elections he was voted into the Knesset on the Alignment s list but lost his cabinet post as Likud formed a right wing government 1 His seat was taken by Esther Herlitz While attending the funeral of David Horowitz in August 1979 Rabinovitz suffered a heart attack and died from it soon after 1 Commemoration editYarkon Park in Tel Aviv officially named Ganei Yehoshua is named for him 2 References edit a b c d e Yehoshua Rabinowitz Is Dead in Jerusalem Ex Finance Minister The New York Times August 15 1979 p D18 Changing pollution into paradise nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yehoshua Rabinovitz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yehoshua Rabinovitz amp oldid 1181951184, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
