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Baruch Kamin

Baruch Kamin was an Israeli politician and trade unionist who served in the Knesset for Mapai from 1953 to 1955, and was one of the Yishuv's paratroopers in World War II.

1914 to 1988Yishuv paratrooper in RomaniaMapai Knesset memberBricha emissary

Born: 15 April 1914, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
Died: 10 July 1988, Israel
Occupation: politician, trade unionist
Party: Mapai
Education: State Agrarian University of Moldova

Baruch Kamin was born in 1914 in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi

Baruch Kamin was born in 1914 in Akkerman, Bessarabia, then part of the Russian Empire and today Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in Ukraine. He studied agronomy at university in Chişinău. He was one of the leaders of the Gordonia youth movement in Romania.

He immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1939 and joined kibbutz Nir Am. As a Palmach member he volunteered to parachute into occupied Europe and landed in Romania in 1944. After the war he stayed on as an emissary for the Bricha, helping Holocaust survivors leave Europe.

In 1948 and 1949 he served as an emissary in Czechoslovakia and Austria. He ran on the Mapai list in 1951 without winning a seat. He entered the Knesset in 1953 as a replacement for David Hacohen and lost his seat in the 1955 elections.

After leaving the Knesset he became secretary of the Herzliya Workers Council, a post he held until 1964. He also directed the Histadrut's culture department. In 1964 and 1965 he was an emissary in the United States.

In 1969 he left the Labor Party and joined the Independent Liberals. He returned to the Labor Party in 1981. He died in 1988.

Baruch Kamin's life in 9 milestones

1914
Born in Akkerman, Bessarabia.
1939
Immigrated to Mandatory Palestine and joined kibbutz Nir Am.
1944
Parachuted into Romania as a Palmach volunteer.
1953
Entered the Knesset for Mapai.
1955
Lost his Knesset seat in the elections.
1964
Finished his term as secretary of the Herzliya Workers Council.
1969
Left the Labor Party for the Independent Liberals.
1981
Rejoined the Labor Party.
1988
Died.

Baruch Kamin served in the military

As a member of the Palmach he volunteered as a paratrooper and was dropped into Romania on 31 July 1944 with Dov Harari. There they organized young Jews for self-defense and gathered information for the Allies.