Politicsזאב בילסקי

Ze'ev Bielski

Ze'ev Bielski is an Israeli politician who served as mayor of Ra'anana, chairman of the Jewish Agency and a Kadima member of the Knesset from 2009 to 2013.

born 1949Mayor of Ra'ananaChairing the Jewish AgencyKadima member of the Knesset

Born: 13 March 1949, Jerusalem
Occupation: politician
Party: Kadima
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Ze'ev Bielski was born in 1949 in Jerusalem

Bielski was born on 13 March 1949 in Jerusalem and grew up there. He attended the Hebrew University Secondary School.

He served in the IDF from 1967 to 1970, in the Paratroopers Brigade. He later earned a BA in economics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, completing it in 1973.

From 1977 to 1980 he was a Jewish Agency emissary in South Africa. In 1982 he moved with his family to Ra'anana, and in 1989 he was elected its mayor. As mayor he founded Ra'anana College, developed a city park and a high tech zone, and held roles in the Union of Local Authorities and the Al-Sam organization.

In 2005 he resigned as mayor and became chairman of the Jewish Agency and the World Zionist Organization, with the support of Ariel Sharon. During the Second Lebanon War in 2006 the agency led aid to northern communities. He entered the Knesset for Kadima in 2009 and did not run in 2013.

He served again as mayor of Ra'anana from 2013 to 2018. He is married to Caron Sacks.