Idov Cohen
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Idov Cohen was a Romania
n-Israel
i politician and journalist.
. Between 1927 and 1933 he worked as a bookkeeper, before being appointed General Secretary of the Jewish National Fund
in the country, a job he held until 1939. He also worked as a journalist, and was a member of the editorial board of Our Rebirth between 1933 and 1939, the editor of Romanian Zionist Weekly from 1933 until 1943, Illustrated Zionist Weekly (1933–1937), as well as publishing Adam, a monthly Jewish literary magazine (1937–1939).
In 1940 he made aliyah
to Mandate Palestine, where he was amongst the founders of the Association of Romanian Immigrants, and started work as the chief editor of The Zionist Worker. In 1943 he became deputy editor of HaZman and editor of Carenno, working for both until 1947. In 1948 he founded the Organisation for Romanian Immigrants.
A founding member of the Progressive Party
, he served on Tel Aviv
city council, and was elected to the Knesset on the party's list in 1949
. He lost his seat in the July 1951 elections
, but returned to the Knesset on 10 September as a replacement for Moshe Kol
. He was re-elected in 1955
and 1959
. In 1961 he initiated the move to unite the Progressive Party with the General Zionists
to form the Liberal Party
. He was re-elected on the new party's list in elections
later that year, but resigned from the Knesset on 11 November 1963, and was replaced by Aharon Goldstein
.
He died on 16 May 1998.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n-Israel
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 journalist.
Biography
Born in Romania in 1909, Cohen was educated at a yeshivaYeshiva
Yeshiva is a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and Torah study. Study is usually done through daily shiurim and in study pairs called chavrutas...
. Between 1927 and 1933 he worked as a bookkeeper, before being appointed General Secretary of the Jewish National Fund
Jewish National Fund
The Jewish National Fund was founded in 1901 to buy and develop land in Ottoman Palestine for Jewish settlement. The JNF is a quasi-governmental, non-profit organisation...
in the country, a job he held until 1939. He also worked as a journalist, and was a member of the editorial board of Our Rebirth between 1933 and 1939, the editor of Romanian Zionist Weekly from 1933 until 1943, Illustrated Zionist Weekly (1933–1937), as well as publishing Adam, a monthly Jewish literary magazine (1937–1939).
In 1940 he 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 Mandate Palestine, where he was amongst the founders of the Association of Romanian Immigrants, and started work as the chief editor of The Zionist Worker. In 1943 he became deputy editor of HaZman and editor of Carenno, working for both until 1947. In 1948 he founded the Organisation for Romanian Immigrants.
A founding member of the Progressive Party
Progressive Party (Israel)
The Progressive Party was a political party in Israel.-History:The Progressive Party was a liberal party, most of whose founders came from the ranks of the New Aliyah Party and HaOved HaTzioni, which had been active prior to independence...
, he served on 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...
city council, and was elected to the Knesset on the party's list in 1949
Israeli legislative election, 1949
Elections for the Constituent Assembly were held in newly independent Israel on 25 January 1949. Voter turnout was 86.9%. Two days after its first meeting on 14 February 1949, legislators voted to change the name of the body to the Knesset...
. He lost his seat in the July 1951 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1951
Elections for the second Knesset were held in Israel on 30 July 1951. Voter turnout was 75.1%.-Results:¹ Rostam Bastuni, Avraham Berman and Moshe Sneh left Mapam and set up the Left Faction. Bastuni later returned to Mapam whilst Berman and Sneh joined Maki. Hannah Lamdan and David Livschitz left...
, but returned to the Knesset on 10 September as a replacement for Moshe Kol
Moshe Kol
Moshe Kol was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician and one of the signatories of the Israeli declaration of independence.-Biography:Born in Pinsk in the Russian Empire , Kol studied at a heder and Hebrew high school in his home town, and was one of the founders of HaOved HaTzioni youth...
. He was re-elected in 1955
Israeli legislative election, 1955
Elections for the third Knesset were held in Israel on 26 July 1955. Voter turnout was 82.8%.-Results:Mapai retained its plurality in the Knesset, although its share of the vote dropped by 5.1 and its share of seats dropped from 47 to 40...
and 1959
Israeli legislative election, 1959
Elections for the fourth Knesset were held in Israel on 3 November 1959. Voter turnout was 81.5%.-Results:¹ The General Zionists and the Progressive Party merged to form the Liberal Party....
. In 1961 he initiated the move to unite the Progressive Party with the General Zionists
General Zionists
The General Zionists were centrists within the Zionist movement and a political party in Israel. Their political arm is an ancestor of the modern-day Likud.-History:...
to form the Liberal Party
Liberal Party (Israel)
The Israeli Liberal Party was a political party in Israel and is one of the ancestors of the modern-day Likud.-History:The Liberal Party was formed on 8 May 1961, towards the end of the fourth Knesset, by a merger of the General Zionists and the Progressive Party, with the new party having 14...
. He was re-elected on the new party's list in elections
Israeli legislative election, 1961
Elections for the fifth Knesset were held in Israel on 15 August 1961. Voter turnout was 81.6%.-Results:¹ Eight MKs broke away from Mapai to establish Rafi² Herut and the Liberal Party merged to form Gahal...
later that year, but resigned from the Knesset on 11 November 1963, and was replaced by Aharon Goldstein
Aharon Goldstein
Aharon Goldstein was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Liberal Party and Gahal between 1963 and 1974.-Biography:...
.
He died on 16 May 1998.