Zvi Guershoni was an Israel

Israel

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i politician who served as a member of the Knesset

Knesset

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 for the Alignment

Alignment (political party)

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 between 1969 and his death in 1976.

Biography

Born in Bălţi

Balti

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 in the Russian Empire

Russian Empire

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 (today in Moldova

Moldova

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), Guershoni attended a Hebrew gymnasium

Gymnasium (school)

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. He was a Maccabi HaTzair member before joining Gordonia. He became a member of the Gordonia leadership in Romania, and was also a member of the central committee of the Romanian branch of HeHalutz

Hehalutz

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.

In 1936 he made aliyah

Aliyah

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 to Mandate Palestine, where he initially worked in orchards in Rehovot

Rehovot

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. Between 1937 and 1940 he worked in the Port of Haifa

Port of Haifa

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, before being amongst the founders of kibbutz Nir Am

Nir Am

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 in 1943. Between 1946 and 1947 he travelled to Holocaust survivor camps

Displaced persons camp

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 in Europe.

During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War

1948 Arab-Israeli War

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 he served as secretary of the Negev Settlements Committee, and was later a member of Mapai

Mapai

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-affiliated Ihud HaKvutzot VeHaKibbutzim movement, serving as its secretary of internal affairs. He also studied economics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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.

In 1969

Israeli legislative election, 1969

Elections for the seventh Knesset were held in Israel on 28 October 1969. Voter turnout was 81.7%.-Results:¹ Meir Avizohar defected from the National List to the Alignment² Avner Shaki left the National Religious Party and remained a single MK...

 he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list. He was re-elected in 1973

Israeli legislative election, 1973

The Elections for the eighth Knesset were held on 31 December 1973. Voter turnout was 78.6%.-Results:1 Aryeh Eliav left the Alignment and merged with Ratz to form Ya'ad - Civil Rights Movement...

, but died in office on 1 September 1976. His seat was taken by Senetta Yoseftal.

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