Background
Yosef Porat was born Heinz Josef Foerder in Germany.
Yosef Porat was born Heinz Josef Foerder in Germany.
He took the name Yosef Porat in Israel. In 1933, he lost his job after the Nazis assumed power in Germany, and moved to Riga. In 1934 he emigrated to Palestine.
Yosef Porath competed in the Chess Olympiads twelve times.
Porath represented the Palestine team at first board in the 6th Olympiad at Warsaw 1935, and at second board in the 8th Olympiad at Buenos Aires 1939. After World World War II, Porath played for the Israeli team in nine consecutive Olympiads from 1952 through 1968.
In 1964, he took 21st in Amsterdam (interzonal). Porat was awarded, along with Moshe Czerniak, the International Master (IM) title in 1952.
In 1928, Foerder was a member of the German team at the 2nd Olympiad in The Hague.