Daniel-Yitzhak Levy

Daniel-Yitzhak Levy was born in 1917 in Ceuta

Levy was born in 1917 in Ceuta, in Spanish Morocco. He studied psychology and pedagogy, including about 2 years at a pedagogy college in Spain.

He was among the heads of the Jewish community of Tetouan. He sat on the national committee of the Zionist Federation of Morocco and was active in illegal Jewish immigration to Mandatory Palestine. He moved to Israel in 1957.

In Israel he worked for Bank Mizrahi and became deputy manager of its Ramla branch. He was also active in religious education. He headed the Ashkelon branch of Hapoel HaMizrachi and later joined the leadership of the National Religious Party.

He was elected to the Knesset in 1965 and re-elected in 1969, serving on the finance and interior committees. He lost his seat in the 1973 elections. His son Yitzhak later became a Knesset member and minister. Levy died in 1995 and was buried in Holon.