Yosef-Michael Lamm
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Yosef-Michael Lamm was an Israel
i judge and politician who served as a member of the Knesset
between 1949 and 1951.
n branch of Tzeiri Zion. After the German invasion
of Austria in 1938 he was arrested and sent to Dachau concentration camp. However, in 1939 he left Austria and made aliyah
to Mandate Palestine.
In 1944 he helped establish the New Working Immigration organisation, which consisted of immigrants from Germany and Austria. In the same year he became a member of the Assembly of Representatives and the Jewish National Council, which he served on until 1947, when he became the legal advisor on supply and prices to the Settlements Regulatory Authority. He also served as a member of the executive committee of the Histadrut
trade union.
In 1948 he was made a magistrate judge. The following year he was elected to the first Knesset
on the Mapai
list, having joined the party the previous year. During his tenure as an MK, he was a member of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee and the Committee for Public Services. In 1950 he became a district judge in Tel Aviv
and rotating president of the district court. On 21 May 1951 he resigned from the Knesset and was replaced by Rafael Bash
. He died in 1976.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i judge and 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...
between 1949 and 1951.
Biography
Born in Galicia, Lamm attended school and university in Vienna, where he studied international trade and law, and gained a doctorate in jurisprudence. Whilst a student he joined the AustriaAustria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n branch of Tzeiri Zion. After the German invasion
Anschluss
The Anschluss , also known as the ', was the occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938....
of Austria in 1938 he was arrested and sent to Dachau concentration camp. However, in 1939 he left Austria and 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.
In 1944 he helped establish the New Working Immigration organisation, which consisted of immigrants from Germany and Austria. In the same year he became a member of the Assembly of Representatives and the Jewish National Council, which he served on until 1947, when he became the legal advisor on supply and prices to the Settlements Regulatory Authority. He also served as a member of the executive committee of the Histadrut
Histadrut
HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B'Eretz Yisrael , known as the Histadrut, is Israel's organization of trade unions. Established in December 1920 during the British Mandate for Palestine, it became one of the most powerful institutions of the State of Israel.-History:The Histadrut was founded in...
trade union.
In 1948 he was made a magistrate judge. The following year he was elected to the first Knesset
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...
on the Mapai
Mapai
Mapai was a left-wing political party in Israel, and was the dominant force in Israeli politics until its merger into the Israeli Labor Party in 1968...
list, having joined the party the previous year. During his tenure as an MK, he was a member of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee and the Committee for Public Services. In 1950 he became a district judge 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...
and rotating president of the district court. On 21 May 1951 he resigned from the Knesset and was replaced by Rafael Bash
Rafael Bash
Rafael Bash was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for three months in 1951.-Biography:Born in the Russian Empire in what is today Latvia, Bash made aliyah to Mandate Palestine in 1938. He joined kibbutz Kfar Blum, where he remained a member until 1956. He was on the Mapai...
. He died in 1976.