Education
Columbia University; Yeshiva University.
educationist minister politician psychologist university professor author
Columbia University; Yeshiva University.
Born in New York City to Shlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir, Ben-Meir studued at the Yishuv HaHadash yeshiva in Tel Aviv, Yeshiva University and Columbia University, earning a doctorate in psychology. He made aliyah to Israel in 1962, and worked as a lecturer in psychology at Bar-Ilan University until 1968. He was re-elected in 1973, 1977 and 1981.
In August 1981 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In May 1984 he and Zevulun Hammer left the NRP to establish Gesher – Zionist Religious Centre, though both returned to the NRP two weeks later. He lost his seat in the July 1984 elections.
After leaving the Knesset Ben-Meir became a senior lecturer, and also studied law, later becoming a practising lawyer In 1988 he left the NRP again and was amongst the founders of Meimad.
One of the leaders of the Gesher youth faction of the National Religious Party (NRP), he was director of the party"s youth bureau, a member of its actions committee and directorate (which he also chaired), as well as being a member of the world secretariat of Mizrachi and Hapoel HaMizrachi.