Uri Sebag
Encyclopedia
Uri Sebag is an Israel
i former politician who served as a member of the Knesset
for the Alignment
during the 1980s.
in Morocco, Sebag studied metallurgy
at a technical high school in Casablanca
. He was later certified as an engineer, and graduated from the Public Administration College. He lived in Marrakech
, where he was a member of the Dror
movement, and was also a member of the HaMagen underground Jewish defense organisation from 1948 until 1950.
In 1951 he made aliyah
to Israel, and joined the ruling Mapai
party, becoming a member of its central committee in 1959. He worked as a teacher in vocational training in Beersheba
from 1957 until 1963, and then as a supervisor of vocational education for the Ministry of Education from 1963 until 1968.
From 1968 until 1981 he served as the secretary of the Beersheva Workers Council, and between 1974 and 1982 was also a member of the Histadrut
's Organisation Committee.
In 1981
he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list (an alliance of Mapam
and the Labor Party, which Mapai had merged into in 1968). He lost his seat in the 1984 elections
, but returned to the Knesset on 31 October 1988 as a replacement for Adiel Amorai
. However, he lost his seat again in the November 1988 elections
.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i former politician who served as a member of the Knesset
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
for the Alignment
Alignment (political party)
The Alignment was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s. It was established in 1965 as an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda but was dissolved three years later when the two parties and Rafi formally merged into the Israeli Labor Party...
during the 1980s.
Biography
Born in SafiSafi, Morocco
Safi is a city in western Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of the Doukkala-Abda Region, it has a population of 282,227 , but is also the centre of an agglomeration which has an estimated 793,000 inhabitants ....
in Morocco, Sebag studied metallurgy
Metallurgy
Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys. It is also the technology of metals: the way in which science is applied to their practical use...
at a technical high school in Casablanca
Casablanca
Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture...
. He was later certified as an engineer, and graduated from the Public Administration College. He lived in Marrakech
Marrakech
Marrakech or Marrakesh , known as the "Ochre city", is the most important former imperial city in Morocco's history...
, where he was a member of the Dror
Habonim Dror
Habonim Dror is a Jewish Labour Zionist youth movement formed by the merger in 1982 of the Habonim and Dror youth movements. Habonim Dror's sister movement in Israel is Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed, the Working and Studying Youth.-Ideology:...
movement, and was also a member of the HaMagen underground Jewish defense organisation from 1948 until 1950.
In 1951 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 Israel, and joined the ruling 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...
party, becoming a member of its central committee in 1959. He worked as a teacher in vocational training in Beersheba
Beersheba
Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 194,300....
from 1957 until 1963, and then as a supervisor of vocational education for the Ministry of Education from 1963 until 1968.
From 1968 until 1981 he served as the secretary of the Beersheva Workers Council, and between 1974 and 1982 was also a member 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...
's Organisation Committee.
In 1981
Israeli legislative election, 1981
Elections for the tenth Knesset were held in Israel on 30 June 1981. Despite last minute polls suggesting a victory for Shimon Peres's Alignment, Menachem Begin's Likud won by just one seat...
he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list (an alliance of Mapam
Mapam
Mapam was a political party in Israel and is one of the ancestors of the modern-day Meretz party.-History:Mapam was formed by a January 1948 merger of the Hashomer Hatzair Workers Party and Ahdut HaAvoda Poale Zion Movement. The party was originally Marxist-Zionist in its outlook and represented...
and the Labor Party, which Mapai had merged into in 1968). He lost his seat in the 1984 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1984
Elections for the eleventh Knesset were held in Israel on 23 July 1984. Voter turnout was 78.8%. The results saw the Alignment return to being the largest party in the Knesset, a status it had lost in 1977...
, but returned to the Knesset on 31 October 1988 as a replacement for Adiel Amorai
Adiel Amorai
Adiel Amorai is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment between 1969 and 1988.-Biography:Born in Rehovot during the Mandate era, Amorai was educated at Municipal High School A in Tel Aviv, before studying economics, international relations and public...
. However, he lost his seat again in the November 1988 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1984
Elections for the eleventh Knesset were held in Israel on 23 July 1984. Voter turnout was 78.8%. The results saw the Alignment return to being the largest party in the Knesset, a status it had lost in 1977...
.