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Avraham Givelber

Avraham Givelber was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment from 1974 to 1977.

1910 to 2002Alignment member of the KnessetDeputy Speaker of the KnessetSecretary of Ahdut HaAvodaLeading the Ghetto Fighters' House committee

Born: 23 March 1910, Poland
Died: 2 August 2002, Israel
Occupation: politician
Party: Alignment

Avraham Givelber was born in 1910 in Poland

Avraham Givelber was born in Poland on 23 March 1910. He was active in the HeHalutz movement and served as secretary of its Polish branch from 1937 to 1940.

In 1941 he moved to Mandatory Palestine and joined kibbutz Afek. He was active in Ahdut HaAvoda - Poale Zion and served as its secretary from 1959 to 1963 and again from 1966 to 1967. He later joined the Labor Party.

In 1973 he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list. He served as Deputy Speaker and sat on the Committee for Public Services and the Internal Affairs and Environment Committee. He lost his seat in the 1977 elections.

In 1979 he was elected an associate member of the Zionist General Council. He also sat on the Yad Vashem Council and chaired the management committee of the Ghetto Fighters' House. He died on 2 August 2002.