Shlomo Zalman Shragai was born into a Polish Orthodox Jewish family in Gorzkowice in 1899. He then became active in the religious Zionist movement and settled in Palestine in 1924,[1] already playing an important political role before Israel's founding in 1948.
Political careeredit
In 1950, Shragai was elected mayor of West Jerusalem, a position he held for two years.[2] He then became the head of immigration of the Jewish Agency for Palestine. This was a time of extensive immigration to Israel from Muslim countries, so he often went on clandestine trips to these countries to obtain the release of the Jews living there. He served as honorary world president of Hapoel HaMizrachi movement.[1] Shragai was particularly active in encouraging religious Jews to move Israel and was among the prime movers behind the establishment of Kiryat Sanz in Netanya, Kiryat Mattersdorf and Kiryat Itri in Jerusalem, and Kiryat Sassov near Ramat Gan.[3]
Referencesedit
^ ab"OBITUARY : Shlomo Shragai". The Independent. September 7, 1995.
^"Shlomo Zalman Shragai, 96, a former mayor of Jerusalem and..." Baltimore Sun. 4 September 1995. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
^When Mizrachi Leaders Built Charedi Neighborhoods in Israel
External linksedit
"Shlomo Zalman Schragai, Former Jerusalem Mayor, 96" in New York Times, September 4, 1995. Retrieved October 15, 2006.
January 01, 1970
shlomo, zalman, shragai, hebrew, זלמן, שרגאי, 1899, 1995, israeli, politician, jerusalem, first, elected, mayor, mayor, jerusalemin, office, 1951, 1952preceded, bydaniel, austersucceeded, byyitzhak, karivpersonal, detailsborn, 1898, december, 1898gorzkowice, r. Shlomo Zalman Shragai Hebrew זלמן שרגאי 1899 1995 was an Israeli politician and Jerusalem s first elected mayor Shlomo Zalman ShragaiMayor of JerusalemIn office 1951 1952Preceded byDaniel AusterSucceeded byYitzhak KarivPersonal detailsBorn 1898 12 31 31 December 1898Gorzkowice Russian EmpireDied1 September 1995 1995 09 01 aged 96 Jerusalem IsraelPolitical partyHapoel HaMizrachi Contents 1 Biography 2 Political career 3 References 4 External linksBiography editShlomo Zalman Shragai was born into a Polish Orthodox Jewish family in Gorzkowice in 1899 He then became active in the religious Zionist movement and settled in Palestine in 1924 1 already playing an important political role before Israel s founding in 1948 Political career editIn 1950 Shragai was elected mayor of West Jerusalem a position he held for two years 2 He then became the head of immigration of the Jewish Agency for Palestine This was a time of extensive immigration to Israel from Muslim countries so he often went on clandestine trips to these countries to obtain the release of the Jews living there He served as honorary world president of Hapoel HaMizrachi movement 1 Shragai was particularly active in encouraging religious Jews to move Israel and was among the prime movers behind the establishment of Kiryat Sanz in Netanya Kiryat Mattersdorf and Kiryat Itri in Jerusalem and Kiryat Sassov near Ramat Gan 3 References edit a b OBITUARY Shlomo Shragai The Independent September 7 1995 Shlomo Zalman Shragai 96 a former mayor of Jerusalem and Baltimore Sun 4 September 1995 Retrieved 27 April 2013 When Mizrachi Leaders Built Charedi Neighborhoods in IsraelExternal links edit Shlomo Zalman Schragai Former Jerusalem Mayor 96 in New York Times September 4 1995 Retrieved October 15 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shlomo Zalman Shragai amp oldid 1187875663, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
