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Yosef Fischer

Yosef Fischer was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai and its successors from 1959 to 1969.

1920 to 1992Mapai Knesset member, 1959 to 1969Small Industries Association activityHaganah service

Born: 11 February 1920, Budapest
Died: 14 December 1992, Israel
Occupation: politician, businessperson
Party: Mapai
Wars: World War II

Yosef Fischer was born in 1920 in Budapest

Yosef Fischer was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1920. He moved to Mandatory Palestine in 1935.

Soon after arriving he joined the Haganah. As its emissary he served in the British Army from 1938 to 1940, then in the Jewish Settlement Police in Hanita and the Haifa Bay area until 1943. He later became a Haganah instructor and commanded the Kfar Azar training camp in 1947.

From 1947 to 1949 he worked as a work manager. In 1949 he set up his own machine shop and became active in the Small Industries Association. He was later elected chairman of its national center.

He joined Mapai in 1952 and entered the Knesset on its list in 1959. He was re-elected in 1961 and 1965 and sat on the finance, economics, public services and Knesset committees. He lost his seat in the 1969 elections.

Fischer died in 1992 after being hit by a scooter.

Milestones in Yosef Fischer's life

1920
Born in Budapest, Hungary.
1935
Moved to Mandatory Palestine.
1947
Commanded the Haganah training camp at Kfar Azar.
1949
Founded his own machine shop.
1952
Joined Mapai.
1959
Elected to the Knesset.
1969
Lost his Knesset seat.
1992
Died after being hit by a scooter.

Yosef Fischer served in the military

As a Haganah emissary he served in the British Army from 1938 to 1940 and in the Jewish Settlement Police from 1940 to 1943. He later was a Haganah instructor and commanded the Kfar Azar training camp in 1947.