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Avraham Zilberberg

Avraham Zilberberg was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment from 1969 to 1977.

1915 to 1980Knesset member for the AlignmentCo-founding moshav Beit ElazariLeadership in the Moshavim Movement

Born: 15 December 1915, Poland
Died: 19 June 1980, Israel
Occupation: politician
Party: Alignment

Avraham Zilberberg was born in 1915 in Poland

Avraham Zilberberg was born on 15 December 1915 in Poland. He spent World War II in Siberia.

He immigrated to Israel in 1948 and was among the founders of the moshav Beit Elazari, where he later served as secretary for several years. He was active in the Moshavim Movement, joined its secretariat in 1956 and was elected its deputy secretary in 1960. He later served as deputy general secretary of the movement.

At the end of 1965 he joined the secretariat of Mapai. In the Labor Party he chaired the moshav district of the party. He was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list in 1969, was re-elected in 1973 and lost his seat in 1977.

He belonged to the camp of Levi Eshkol and Pinhas Sapir. In 1974 he supported Yitzhak Rabin, and toward the end of 1976 he moved his support to Shimon Peres. He died on 19 June 1980 and was buried in the cemetery of moshav Sitriya.