Heshel Frumkin
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Heshel Frumkin was an Israel
i economist and politician.
in the Russian Empire
(today in Belarus
), Frumkin was educated in a heder and yeshiva
, and was a member of Tzeiri Zion and HeHalutz
during his youth. In 1920 he made aliyah
to Mandate Palestine, where he was amongst the founders of the Histadrut
trade union. He became a member of kibbutz Degania Bet
, and worked in road construction.
He helped establish the Office of Public Works, which later became Solel Boneh
, and was one of its managers. In 1933 he became a member of the Histadrut's executive committee, and was responsible for its economics department. He also served as an economic advisor to the Histadrut leadership.
In 1949 he was elected to the first Knesset
on Mapai
's list. However, he resigned his seat on 5 February 1951, and was replaced by Jenia Taversky
. In 1953 he established the Economics Quarterly journal, and edited it until 1974, the year in which he died.
He published two books, Economic Preparedness in 1943, and Immigration and Development on the way to the State in 1971.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i economist and politician.
Biography
Born in BabruyskBabruysk
Babruysk or Bobruysk is a city in the Mahilyow Voblast of Belarus on the Berezina river. It is a large city in Belarus with a population of approximately 227,000 people . The name Babruysk probably originates from the Belarusian word babyor , many of which used to inhabit the Berezina...
in the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
(today in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
), Frumkin was educated in a heder and yeshiva
Yeshiva
Yeshiva is a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and Torah study. Study is usually done through daily shiurim and in study pairs called chavrutas...
, and was a member of Tzeiri Zion and HeHalutz
Hehalutz
Hechalutz was an association of Jewish youth whose aim was to train its members to settle in the Land of Israel, which became an umbrella organization of the pioneering Zionist youth movements....
during his youth. In 1920 he made aliyah
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
to Mandate Palestine, where he was amongst the founders of the Histadrut
Histadrut
HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B'Eretz Yisrael , known as the Histadrut, is Israel's organization of trade unions. Established in December 1920 during the British Mandate for Palestine, it became one of the most powerful institutions of the State of Israel.-History:The Histadrut was founded in...
trade union. He became a member of kibbutz Degania Bet
Degania Bet
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, and worked in road construction.
He helped establish the Office of Public Works, which later became Solel Boneh
Solel Boneh
Solel Boneh is the oldest, and one of the largest, construction and civil engineering companies in Israel.-History:Solel Boneh was founded in 1921 during the first conference of the General Histadrut, under the name of Batz , an acronym of Binyan veAvodot Tziburiot . Its first project was to pave...
, and was one of its managers. In 1933 he became a member of the Histadrut's executive committee, and was responsible for its economics department. He also served as an economic advisor to the Histadrut leadership.
In 1949 he was elected to the first Knesset
Israeli legislative election, 1949
Elections for the Constituent Assembly were held in newly independent Israel on 25 January 1949. Voter turnout was 86.9%. Two days after its first meeting on 14 February 1949, legislators voted to change the name of the body to the Knesset...
on Mapai
Mapai
Mapai was a left-wing political party in Israel, and was the dominant force in Israeli politics until its merger into the Israeli Labor Party in 1968...
's list. However, he resigned his seat on 5 February 1951, and was replaced by Jenia Taversky
Jenia Taversky
Jenia Taversky was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai.-Biography:Born Jenia Ginsburg in 1904 in the Baranovichi in the Russian Empire , Taversky studied at the University of Warsaw and at a Social Work school in Berlin. In 1923 she made aliyah to Mandate...
. In 1953 he established the Economics Quarterly journal, and edited it until 1974, the year in which he died.
He published two books, Economic Preparedness in 1943, and Immigration and Development on the way to the State in 1971.