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Shabtai Shikhman

Shabtai Shikhman was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Herut and Gahal from 1959 to 1965.

1915 to 1987Herut Knesset memberFounding the Sela housing companyBetar activity in Kovel

Born: 10 September 1915, Kolky
Died: 9 January 1987, Israel
Occupation: politician, manager, chief executive officer, businessperson
Party: Herut

Shabtai Shikhman was born in 1915 in Kolky

Shikhman was born in 1915 in Kolky, in Volhynia. After World War I his family moved to Kovel, where he finished his studies at the Tarbut Hebrew gymnasium.

As a young man he was active in Betar and commanded its branch in Kovel. He also served as deputy chairman of the local Revisionist party branch.

He emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1935 and was secretary of HaOved HaLeumi until 1941. In 1949 he was among the founders of the Sela housing company and served as its general manager.

In 1959 he was elected to the Knesset on the Herut list and was re-elected in 1961. He sat on the Finance Committee and lost his seat in the 1965 elections.

He died in 1987. A street in Tel Aviv is named after him.