David Danino

David Danino was born in 1924 in Marrakech

David Danino was born in Marrakesh, Morocco, in 1924, the son of Rabbi Moshe and Aisha. He studied at yeshivas in Marrakesh and Casablanca. He was also active as an instructor for Religious Zionist youth.

He immigrated to Israel in 1956 and studied at a teachers seminary at Bar-Ilan University. He was also certified as a rabbi. In 1956 he helped found the Galil State School and taught there until 1959.

A member of Hapoel HaMizrachi, he headed the Shlomi local council from 1960 to 1969. In 1974 he became head of the Religious Council, and in 1978 head of the Hapoel HaMizrachi Organization Department. He also led the association of religious councils in Israel.

In 1984 he was elected to the 11th Knesset for the National Religious Party and sat on the Knesset Committee and the Interior and Environment Committee. He lost his seat in the 1988 elections. He died on 7 June 1990 and was buried on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.