Naftali Blumenthal

Naftali Blumenthal was born in 1922 in Ivano-Frankivsk

Naftali Blumenthal was born in 1922 in Stanisławów, Poland, a city now in Ukraine. He belonged to the Bnei Akiva youth movement and moved to Mandatory Palestine in 1934.

He joined the Haganah in 1938. In the War of Independence he commanded a company in the Carmeli Brigade and left the army as a captain.

He trained as an accountant and joined Solel Boneh in 1951. At Koor Industries he held finance posts from 1958 and served as general director from 1977 to 1982. He later chaired its board.

He joined Mapai in 1950 and became its treasurer. In 1981 he entered the Knesset on the Alignment list and sat on the Finance Committee until he lost his seat in 1984. In 1986 he became comptroller of the Histadrut.

He served as a director of several companies until his death. He died on 1 May 2022 and was buried in Hod HaSharon.