Moshe Sardines Explained

Birth Date:21 June 1917
Birth Place:Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
Suboffice1:Mapai
Office1:Faction represented in the Knesset
Subterm1:1959–1965
Suboffice2:Alignment
Subterm2:1965–1968
Suboffice3:Labor Party
Subterm3:1968–1969
Suboffice4:Alignment
Subterm4:1969

Moshe Sardines (he|משה סרדינס, 21 June 1917 – 24 March 1984) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai and its successors from 1959 until 1969. He was born in Smyrna in 1917, and made aliyah to Israel in 1949, where he became a leader of the Moshavim Movement.

Biography

Born in Smyrna in the Ottoman Empire (now İzmir in Turkey), Sardines made aliyah to Israel in 1949. He was amongst the founders of a moshav Geva Carmel, and headed its committee. He was also amongst the leadership of the Moshavim Movement, and managed its purchasing organisation.[1]

A member of Mapai, he was placed 28th on the party's list for the 1959 Knesset elections,[2] and was elected as the party won 47 seats. He was re-elected in 1961 in 27th place,[3] and 1965 (in 30th place),[4] by which time Mapai had formed the Labour Alignment alliance. He did not stand in the 1969 elections. During his last term, he served as a Deputy Speaker.

Sardines died in 1984 at the age of 66.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=546 Moshe Sardines: Public Activities
  2. https://en.idi.org.il/media/6634/%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%AA-4-%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%99.pdf Mapai list 1959
  3. https://en.idi.org.il/media/6633/%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%AA-5-%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%99.pdf Mapai list 1961
  4. https://en.idi.org.il/media/7012/%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%AA-6-%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%9A.pdf Alignment list 1965