Rasela Mizrahi

Rasela Mizrahi (Macedonian: Рашела Мизрахи) is a Macedonian politician who was the first Jewish minister of North Macedonia. A member of the VMRO-DPMNE party, she was dismissed in February 2020 after appearing with signs of the country's previous name (Macedonia).[1] Mizrahi has reported facing antisemitic abuse and a hostile political environment since before taking office as the Labour and Social Policy Minister.[2] Many of her family members died in the Holocaust.[3]

References
  1. Testorides, Konstantin (16 February 2020). "North Macedonia's 1st Jewish minister ousted for standing by country's old name". Times of Israel. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. "North Macedonia names 1st Jewish cabinet minister - Europe". Israel National News. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. "Jewish lawmaker from Macedonia removed amid hostile anti-Semitic environment - Europe". Israel National News. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.