Yosef Azran
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Yosef Azran was an Israel
i rabbi and politician who served as a member of the Knesset
between 1988 and 1996, and as Deputy Minister of Finance from 1990 until 1992.
, Morocco
in 1941, Azran made aliyah
to Israel
in 1957. He studied at a yeshiva
after high school, and was ordained as a rabbi at the Harry Fischel Institute
. He worked as a rabbi in a neighbourhood in Jerusalem, as director of a boarding school in Strasbourg
in France
, as director of the Torah Institution in Ashdod, before becoming the chief rabbi of Kiryat Malakhi and later Rishon LeZion.
He joined the new Shas
party in the 1980s, and was elected to the Knesset on the party's list in 1988
. On 2 July 1990 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance. He retained his seat in the 1992 elections
, but on 28 February 1996 left the party to sit as an independent. In the May 1996 elections
he headed a new party named Telem Emuna, but it won only 0.4% of the vote, failing to cross the electoral threshold, and he lost his seat.
He died in 2010 at the age of 68.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i rabbi 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 1988 and 1996, and as Deputy Minister of Finance from 1990 until 1992.
Biography
Born in MarrakechMarrakech
Marrakech or Marrakesh , known as the "Ochre city", is the most important former imperial city in Morocco's history...
, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
in 1941, Azran 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
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
in 1957. He studied at a yeshiva
Yeshiva
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...
after high school, and was ordained as a rabbi at the Harry Fischel Institute
Harry Fischel Institute for Talmudic Research
The Harry Fischel Institute for Talmudic Research is a Yeshiva in Jerusalem focusing primarily on the training of dayanim . It was founded by the American philanthropist Harry Fischel in 1931. Over the years the institute has produced a very large number of religious court judges....
. He worked as a rabbi in a neighbourhood in Jerusalem, as director of a boarding school in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, as director of the Torah Institution in Ashdod, before becoming the chief rabbi of Kiryat Malakhi and later Rishon LeZion.
He joined the new Shas
Shas
Shas is an ultra-orthodox religious political party in Israel, primarily representing Sephardic and Mizrahi Haredi Judaism.Shas was founded in 1984 by dissident members of the Ashkenazi dominated Agudat Israel, to represent the interests of religiously observant Sephardic and Mizrahi ...
party in the 1980s, and was elected to the Knesset on the party's 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...
. On 2 July 1990 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance. He retained his 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...
, but on 28 February 1996 left the party to sit as an independent. In the May 1996 elections
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...
he headed a new party named Telem Emuna, but it won only 0.4% of the vote, failing to cross the electoral threshold, and he lost his seat.
He died in 2010 at the age of 68.