Arieh Dulchin was a Zionist

Zionism

Zionism is a Jewish political movement that, in its broadest sense, has supported the self-determination of the Jewish people in a sovereign Jewish national homeland. Since the establishment of the State of Israel, the Zionist movement continues primarily to advocate on behalf of the Jewish state...

 activist who served as a Minister without Portfolio

Minister without Portfolio

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 between December 1969 and August 1970, though he was never a member of the Knesset

Knesset

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Arieh Leon Dulchin was born in Minsk

Minsk

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 in the Russian Empire

Russian Empire

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. In 1928, he emigrated to Mexico

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. In 1938-1942 he was president of the Mexican branch of the Zionist Organisation. In 1956 he made aliyah

Aliyah

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 to Israel

Israel

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, where he worked for the Jewish Agency

Jewish Agency for Israel

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. He joined the Liberal Party

Liberal Party (Israel)

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, and on 15 December 1969 Golda Meir

Golda Meir

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 appointed him to her cabinet

Fifteenth government of Israel

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 as a Minister without Portfolio. However, he resigned on 6 August 1970 when Gahal

Gahal

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 (the Herut

Herut

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-Liberal bloc) pulled out of the coalition.

Between 1978 and 1987 he served as president of the World Zionist Organization

World Zionist Organization

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External links

• http://www.zionistarchives.org.ilCentral Zionist Archives
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   in Jerusalem, office of Arieh Leon Dultzin in Jerusalem (S67), Office of Arieh Leon Dultzin in Tel-Aviv (S101)]