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Ben-Zion Rubin

Ben-Zion Rubin is an Israeli former politician who served in the Knesset for the National Religious Party and Tami from 1977 to 1984.

born 1939Knesset member for NRP and TamiDeputy Minister of Labor and WelfareDeputy mayor of Netanya

Born: 6 January 1939, Tripoli
Occupation: politician
Party: National Religious Party, Tami
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University

Ben-Zion Rubin was born in 1939 in Tripoli

Rubin was born in Tripoli, Libya, in 1939. He immigrated to Israel in 1949 and lived in the Shevut Am transit camp before his family moved to Netanya.

He studied humanities at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and earned a teaching certificate there. He later studied journalism at Tel Aviv University and worked as a teacher in Netanya.

He joined the National Religious Party in 1961. He sat on the Netanya city council from 1969 to 1978 and served as deputy mayor during those years. He helped initiate the Elitzur sports center in the city.

In 1977 he was elected to the Knesset for the National Religious Party. He later moved to Aharon Abuhatzira's Tami party, was re-elected on its list, and served as Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Welfare. He lost his seat in the 1984 elections.

He chaired an organization of immigrants from Libya. In 2005 the city of Netanya named him an honored citizen.