Asher Hassin

Asher Hassin was born in 1918 in Casablanca

Asher Hassin was born on 7 July 1918 in Casablanca, Morocco. He trained at a teachers seminary and worked as a Hebrew teacher.

In Morocco he chaired the Hebrew Teachers Association and the Casablanca Hebrew Club. He was among the heads of the Zionist Federation of Morocco and edited the newspaper HaAviv. In 1944 he wrote the Hitler Scroll in Hebrew, a text in seven chapters modeled on a Jewish scroll that tells of Hitler's rise, the destruction of the Jews and his fall.

He immigrated to Israel in 1948 and joined Mapai. He was elected to the Knesset in 1959 and was reelected in 1961 and 1965. He also headed the Association of North African Immigrants.

He lost his seat in the 1969 elections. Later he led a list called Popular Movement in the elections for the eighth Knesset, which received 1,101 votes. He died on 27 March 1995.