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Baruch Wenger

Baruch Wenger was one of the founders of Karmiel and its first council head and first mayor.

1930 to 1988Founding the city of KarmielFirst mayor of Karmiel

Born: 28 February 1930, Câmpulung Moldovenesc
Occupation: politician
Party: Alignment

Baruch Wenger was born in 1930 in Câmpulung Moldovenesc

Baruch Wenger was born on February 28, 1930, in Câmpulung Moldovenesc in Bukovina, Romania. In 1941 he was exiled to Ukraine, and he returned to his town in 1944.

In 1946 he boarded a ship of Jewish immigrants, but the British seized it and sent him to a detention camp in Cyprus. He reached Israel in 1949 and settled in Degania Alef. He served in the Artillery Corps from 1950 to 1958.

After the army he worked at the Housing Ministry, which named him head of the team founding Karmiel in 1968. Interior Minister Yosef Burg appointed him head of the appointed council in 1971. In 1973 he was elected head of the first council for the Alignment with about 70% of the vote.

Karmiel became a city in 1985, and Wenger became its mayor. During his time in office, ORT Braude College and the city's dance festival were founded. He died in office in 1988, and a school, an arts center and a park in Karmiel bear his name.