Haim Ariav

Haim Ariav was born in 1895 in Lida

Haim Ariav was born Haim Krupski in 1895 in Lida, then part of the Russian Empire. He studied in a heder and a Russian primary school. In 1912 he moved to the Land of Israel and completed his studies at the Herzliya Hebrew High School.

He volunteered for the Ottoman Army, trained as an officer in Istanbul and taught at a military school in Damascus. After the Nili group was exposed he was arrested, and after his release he served as a translator on the Caucasus front.

In 1919 he joined the Delegates Committee and later became its secretary. He studied law in Jerusalem from 1921 to 1925 and was certified as a lawyer. From 1929 to 1931 he was general secretary of the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem, and later served as secretary of the Farmers Federation until 1951.

In 1934 he helped found the Pardes Hanna Agricultural High School. He was among the founders of the HaBoker newspaper and sat on its board.

He was elected to the Knesset in 1951 for the General Zionists and was re-elected in 1955. In the Third Knesset he served as a deputy speaker. He died in office on 16 June 1957 and was buried in Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery.