Yedidia Be'eri

Background

Yedidia Be'eri (Hebrew: ידידיה בארי‎, 30 January 1931 – 1 July 2004) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1974 and 1977.

Education

He attended the Balfour gymnasium in Tel Aviv, before studying law at Tel Aviv University and gaining certification as a lawyer.

Career

Born in Germany, Be'eri made aliyah to Mandatory Palestine in 1938. In 1965 he joined the leadership of the Liberal Party.

In 1973 he was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list, an alliance of Herut, the Liberal Party and several small right-wing groups including the Movement for Greater Israel.

He took his seat in 1974, but lost it in the 1977 elections. Outside politics he worked as a legal advisor for Malraz (the Public Council for Prevention of Noise, Radiation and Air Pollution in Israel), and also chaired the organisation's board. Besides, he worked as Judge of Hogh Court.

Achievements

• He was published on political topics in press.

Membership

A member of the Irgun, he was injured during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. He was amongst the Zionist Youth leadership in the Betar movement, and was also a member of the young leadership of the General Zionists. He also became a member of the Movement for Greater Israel's directorate.

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  In 1965 he joined the leadership of the Liberal Party, and chaired the Young Israel movement between 1967 and 1969.

  Young Israel movement , Israel

  1967 - 1969

Connections

He married Atara Jausmann. They had 2 daugthers: Dafna and Orly.

Spouse:

Agata Hausmann

Daughter:

Dafna

Daughter:

Orly

References

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata