Miriam Glazer-Ta'asa

Miriam Glazer-Ta'asa was born in 1929 in Yemen

Miriam Ta'asa was born in Yemen in 1929. In 1934 her family moved to Mandatory Palestine, and she grew up in the Neve Tzedek neighborhood of Tel Aviv. She attended the Talpiot Gymnasium.

In 1945 she joined the Irgun, where she later became an officer. In 1948 she took part in the fighting for Jerusalem in the War of Independence. After independence she also served in the IDF.

From 1951 to 1980 she worked as an educator at the Johanna Jabotinsky school in Be'er Ya'akov, which she also headed. She earned a bachelor's degree at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a master's degree at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. She also lectured at the Levinsky Teachers' Seminary.

In 1981 she was elected to the Knesset for Likud and was appointed Deputy Minister of Education and Culture. Re-elected in 1984, she chaired the Immigration and Absorption Committee. She lost her seat in the 1988 elections.

She married Chaim Glazer in 1955, and they were married until his death in 2009. They had three sons. In 2003 she received the title of Distinguished Citizen of Holon.