Yehezkel Hen
Yehezkel Hen (Hebrew: יחזקאל הן, born 1882, died 4 April 1952) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai between 1951 and 1952.
| Yehezkel Hen | |
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| Date of birth | 1882 |
| Place of birth | Boryslav, Austria-Hungary |
| Year of aliyah | 1925 |
| Date of death | 4 April 1952 |
| Knessets | 2 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 1951–1952 | Mapai |
Biography
Born in Boryslav in Austria-Hungary (today in Ukraine), Hen received a religious education, before studying at a Teachers' Seminary in Kiev. He taught Hebrew in Jewish schools until they were shut down by the Yevsektsiya. He made aliyah to Mandatory Palestine in 1925, where he worked as a teacher and a supervisor for the Histadrut's educational institutions. He also taught at the Levinsky Teachers Seminary in Tel Aviv.
Between 1944 and 1948 he was a member of the Assembly of Representatives for Mapai, and in 1951 he was elected to the Knesset on the Mapai list. However, he died on 4 April the following year whilst still an MK. His seat was taken by Rachel Tzabari.[1]
References
- Knesset Members in the Second Knesset Knesset website
External links
- Yehezkel Hen on the Knesset website