Shlomo Cohen-Tzidon

Shlomo Cohen-Tzidon was born in 1923 in Alexandria

Shlomo Cohen-Tzidon was born in Alexandria, Egypt, to Reuven and Frida, whose parents came from Sidon in Lebanon. He studied at a high school and at the Upper Trade school in Alexandria. He was active in the Zionist movement in Egypt and ran a Jewish school in the city.

He moved to Israel in 1949 and studied at the School for Jurisprudence and Economics in Tel Aviv. He was certified as a lawyer in 1956. He was active among immigrants from Egypt and among Mizrahi Jews, and he published a magazine.

As a lawyer he represented the Shuchmacher family in the Yossele Shuchmacher affair and wrote a book about it. He was once a member of Mapai and in 1961 helped found the Liberal Party.

He ran on the Gahal list in 1965 but did not win a seat. He entered the Knesset in 1966 after the death of Eliyahu Meridor. He later left his party, formed a one-member faction, and joined the Free Centre in 1969, but lost his seat in the 1969 elections.

He died in February 2012. He was married to Leah and had 3 daughters.