Moshe Efrat

Moshe Efrat was born in 1939 in San Miguel de Tucumán

Moshe Efrat was born in Tucumán, Argentina, to Israel and Dvora, and later moved with his family to Buenos Aires. In 1950 the family immigrated to Israel and settled in Lod. He attended a religious elementary school and the Ramla-Lod high school.

He joined the IDF in 1958 and served in the Artillery Corps. As a reservist he fought in the Six-Day War, was wounded in the hand and was recognized as a disabled veteran. After his discharge he worked in the personnel department of Israel Aerospace Industries.

He studied law at the Tel Aviv branch of the Hebrew University and became a lawyer in 1967. He practiced criminal, civil, real estate and inheritance law.

In 1969 he led the Gahal list and was elected to the Lod city council. In December 1977 the council chose him as mayor, and he won the 1978 election for the Likud. As mayor he advanced a Bank Leumi computer center, a hearing and speech institute and the Lod 90 plan.

He lost his bid for another term in 1983 and stayed on the council until 1989. He then returned to law, became religious in later years and moved to Bnei Brak. He is married to Dvora and has 2 children.