Shmuel Mordecai Amster

Background

Shmuel Amster was born on September 8, 1909, in Mariupol, Smolensk, Russian Federation. He was the son of Aryeh Amster and Michal Natan.

Education

Shmuel Amster graduated from a private gymnasium in Stanislawow (now Ivano-Frankivsk). He studied medicine at Charles University in Prague (1930-1933). He moved to Israel in 1934. After immigration to Israel studied History and literature at Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1934-1935) and Law in the Buchmann Faculty of Law at the Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv (1939).

Career

Shmuel Mordechai was an editor of the newspapers: "Novi Chas" and "Tribune Narodova" and participated in the newspaper "Di Wach" (in Yiddish). After immigration to Israel, he worked as a farmer, construction worker, and clerk. Then became secretary of the Revisionist Party in Israel (1945-1948). In 1943-1948 Shmuel Mordechai wrote articles in The Observer, The Cattle, The Betar Guide, and Liberty. Member of The Municipality of Petah Tikva (1951-1955).

Membership

• Irgun , Israel

  1936 - 1948

• B'nai Brith , Israel

• Herut Supreme Court , Israel

• Bar-Kochba , Prague

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  Betar Movement , Prague

• International Biographical Association

• World Literature Academy

Connections

Father:

Aryeh Amster

Mother:

Michal Natan

Spouse:

Leah Litzky

child:

Rina Amster

child:

Michal Amster