Emanuel Zisman
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Emanuel Zisman (February 11, 1935 – November 11, 2009) was an Israel
i politician and ambassador. He served as a member of the Knesset
between 1988 and 1999.
, Zisman made aliyah
to Israel in 1949. He later returned to Bulgaria as Israeli ambassador. On March 10, 1943, the Jewish community of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, including Zisman and his mother and sister, were rounded up for deportation in the Jewish quarter of the city, near the school. In the wake of public pressure, the Tsar of Bulgaria, Boris III, cancelled the order.
Zisman was married to Sara and had three children. He lived in the Nayot
neighborhood of Jerusalem.
list in 1988
. He was re-elected in 1992
, by which time the Alignment had merged into the Labor Party.
On March 7, 1996, Zisman and Avigdor Kahlani left the Labor Party to form the Third Way
. The new party won four seats in the elections that year
, and joined Benjamin Netanyahu
's government. On 29 March 1999 Zisman left the party to serve the rest of the term as an independent MK. He lost his seat in the May elections.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i politician and ambassador. He 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...
between 1988 and 1999.
Biography
Born in BulgariaBulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, Zisman made aliyah
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
to Israel in 1949. He later returned to Bulgaria as Israeli ambassador. On March 10, 1943, the Jewish community of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, including Zisman and his mother and sister, were rounded up for deportation in the Jewish quarter of the city, near the school. In the wake of public pressure, the Tsar of Bulgaria, Boris III, cancelled the order.
Zisman was married to Sara and had three children. He lived in the Nayot
Nayot
Nayot is a neighborhood in south-central Jerusalem, Israel established in 1960 by a group of English-speaking immigrants.-Etymology:The name Nayot appears mentioned six times in the Bible, in I Samuel .-History:...
neighborhood of Jerusalem.
Political career
Zisman was a member of Jerusalem city council, and the Labor Party's chairman in the Jerusalem region. He was first elected to the Knesset on the AlignmentAlignment (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...
list in 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...
. He was re-elected in 1992
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...
, by which time the Alignment had merged into the Labor Party.
On March 7, 1996, Zisman and Avigdor Kahlani left the Labor Party to form the Third Way
Third Way (Israel)
The Third Way was a political party in Israel in the 1990s.- Background :The party was formed on 7 March 1996 towards the end of the thirteenth Knesset's term when two MKs, Avigdor Kahalani and Emanuel Zisman, broke away from the Labour Party...
. The new party won four seats in the elections that year
Israeli legislative election, 1996
Elections for the fourteenth Knesset were held in Israel on 29 May 1996. Voter turnout was 79.3%.The 1996 elections included two new changes, both designed to increase the stability of the Knesset. First, the Prime Minister was to be elected on a separate ballot from the remaining members of the...
, and joined Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is the current Prime Minister of Israel. He serves also as the Chairman of the Likud Party, as a Knesset member, as the Health Minister of Israel, as the Pensioner Affairs Minister of Israel and as the Economic Strategy Minister of Israel.Netanyahu is the first and, to...
's government. On 29 March 1999 Zisman left the party to serve the rest of the term as an independent MK. He lost his seat in the May elections.
Awards
- In 2006, Zisman received the Yakir YerushalayimYakir YerushalayimYakir Yerushalayim is an annual citizenship prize in Jerusalem, Israel, inaugurated in 1967.The prize is awarded annually by the municipality of the City of Jerusalem to one or more residents of the city who have contributed to the cultural and educational life of the city in some outstanding way....
(Worthy Citizen of Jerusalem) award from the city of Jerusalem.