Shira Shapira

Shira Shapira was born in 1975

Shira Shapira was born in 1975. Her mother, Yemima Ben-Menahem, received the Israel Prize for research in philosophy, and her father, Hanina Ben-Menahem, is a law professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her grandparents were Yosef Goldschmidt, a deputy minister of the interior for the National Religious Party, and the geneticist Elisabeth Goldschmidt.

She studied architecture and also holds a master's degree in art history. She worked at the Israel Museum and then at the Israel Planning Administration, where she headed the Sea and Coastal Areas Division.

In 2018 she moved to the Ministry of Jerusalem and Heritage as deputy director of the Heritage Infrastructure Division. In 2024 she became deputy director-general of the Ministry of Heritage, responsible among other things for the government program for documentation, heritage and commemoration in the Tekuma region. She resigned on 28 June 2026.

In 2026 she joined Hili Tropper's Yesodot Israel party, which later joined Yashar. She was placed 10th on the list and was elected to the Knesset.

Her son Aner was killed in the 7 October attacks in 2023, after he was filmed throwing back grenades at a shelter near Re'im. She co-founded an organization in his memory. She is married to the architect and artist Moshe Shapira, and they live in Jerusalem with their children.