Edna Solodar
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Edna Solodar is an Israel
i former politician who served as a member of the Knesset
for the Alignment
and Labor Party between 1982 and 1992.
during the Mandate era, Solodar later moved to kibbutz Gesher
. She was educated at the kibbutz's high school and went on to attend the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv
, as well as studying humanities and social sciences at Efal.
She worked as a music teacher in kibbutzim, Beit She'an and the Jordan Valley
. From 1967 until 1971 and again from 1978 until 1980, she was secretary of kibbutz Gesher, and also served as the Internal Affairs secretary of the Kibbutz HaMeuhad movement between 1972 and 1982.
For the 1981 Knesset elections
she was placed on the Alignment list. Although she failed to win a seat, she entered the Knesset on 16 January the following year as a replacement for Moshe Harif
, another kibbutz activist who had been killed in a traffic collision. She was re-elected in 1984
and 1988
, but lost her seat in the 1992 elections
.
Between 1992 and 1998 she served as chairwoman of the United Kibbutz Movement.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i former politician who served as a member of the Knesset
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
for the Alignment
Alignment (political party)
The Alignment was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s. It was established in 1965 as an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda but was dissolved three years later when the two parties and Rafi formally merged into the Israeli Labor Party...
and Labor Party between 1982 and 1992.
Biography
Born in Ashdot Ya'akovAshdot Ya'akov
Ashdot Ya'akov was a kibbutz in northern Israel. It was founded in 1924 by a kvutza of Hashomer members from Latvia on the land which is today Gesher...
during the Mandate era, Solodar later moved to kibbutz Gesher
Gesher, Israel
Gesher is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northeastern Israel. Founded in 1939 by immigrants from Germany, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. It is situated 10 km south of kibbutz Deganya Aleph and 15 km south of Tiberias. The population is...
. She was educated at the kibbutz's high school and went on to attend the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, as well as studying humanities and social sciences at Efal.
She worked as a music teacher in kibbutzim, Beit She'an and the Jordan Valley
Emek Hayarden Regional Council
The Emek HaYarden Regional Council , is a regional council in the Jordan River Valley between the Sea of Galilee in the north and Beit She'an in the south. It was the first regional council in Israel, formed in 1949....
. From 1967 until 1971 and again from 1978 until 1980, she was secretary of kibbutz Gesher, and also served as the Internal Affairs secretary of the Kibbutz HaMeuhad movement between 1972 and 1982.
For the 1981 Knesset elections
Israeli legislative election, 1981
Elections for the tenth Knesset were held in Israel on 30 June 1981. Despite last minute polls suggesting a victory for Shimon Peres's Alignment, Menachem Begin's Likud won by just one seat...
she was placed on the Alignment list. Although she failed to win a seat, she entered the Knesset on 16 January the following year as a replacement for Moshe Harif
Moshe Harif
-Biography:Born in Sosnowiec in Poland in 1933, Harif made aliyah to Mandate Palestine the following year. He attended high school in Jerusalem, and went on to study architecture and urban construction at the Technion.In 1952 he joined kibbutz Tzora...
, another kibbutz activist who had been killed in a traffic collision. She was re-elected in 1984
Israeli legislative election, 1984
Elections for the eleventh Knesset were held in Israel on 23 July 1984. Voter turnout was 78.8%. The results saw the Alignment return to being the largest party in the Knesset, a status it had lost in 1977...
and 1988
Israeli legislative election, 1988
Elections for the twelfth Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November 1988. Voter turnout was 79.7%.-Results:1 Five members of the Likud left to form the Party for the Advancement of the Zionist Idea; after two returned, the party was renamed the New Liberal Party...
, but lost her seat in the 1992 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1992
Elections for the thirteenth Knesset were held in Israel on 23 June 1992. The result was a victory for the left, led by Yitzhak Rabin's Labor Party, though their win was at least partially due to several small right-wing parties narrowly failing to cross the electoral threshold and thus effectively...
.
Between 1992 and 1998 she served as chairwoman of the United Kibbutz Movement.