Hannah Lamdan
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Hannah Lamdan was a Serbia
-born Israel
i politician who served as a member of the Knesset
for several left-wing parties between 1949 and 1965.
, Lamdan attended a Hebrew language primary school and a Russian language high school before making aliyah
to Mandate Palestine in 1926. A member of Hashomer Hatzair
youth movement, she joined the Ahdut HaAvoda
political party, and was an activist for the Histadrut
trade union. She became a member of the Tel Aviv
workers council, and headed the Women Workers department between 1937 and 1940.
Between 1944 and 1949 she was a member of the Women Workers Council's secretariat.
In 1948 she joined Mapam
, and the following year was elected to first Knesset
on its list. She was re-elected in 1951
, but on 20 January 1953, she and David Livschitz
broke away from the party to form the Faction independent of Ahdut HaAvoda
(several other Mapam MKs had broken away to re-establish Ahdut HaAvoda). On 13 January 1954 Lamdan and Livschitz joined Mapai
.
Although she lost her seat in the 1955 elections
, Lamdan returned to the Knesset on 31 July 1957 as a replacement for Ehud Avriel
, who had resigned as an MK to become an ambassador. She retained her seat in the 1959 elections
, but lost it again in 1961
. However, she returned again as a replacement for the deceased Giora Yoseftal
on 23 August 1962.
On 14 July 1965 she was amongst the eight MKs to leave Mapai, led by David Ben-Gurion
, to establish Rafi. She lost her seat in the elections
later that year.
She died in Holon on 10 April 1995.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
-born Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i 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 several left-wing parties between 1949 and 1965.
Biography
Born in SerbiaSerbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, Lamdan attended a Hebrew language primary school and a Russian language high school before making 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 in 1926. A member of Hashomer Hatzair
Hashomer Hatzair
Hashomer Hatzair is a Socialist–Zionist youth movement founded in 1913 in Galicia, Austria-Hungary, and was also the name of the group's political party in the Yishuv in the pre-1948 British Mandate of Palestine...
youth movement, she joined the Ahdut HaAvoda
Ahdut HaAvoda
Ahdut HaAvoda was the name used by a sequence of political parties that existed firstly during Mandate Palestine and later in Israel. Its original version, led by David Ben-Gurion, is one of the main ancestors of the modern-day Israeli Labor Party....
political party, and was an activist for 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. She became a member of the Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
workers council, and headed the Women Workers department between 1937 and 1940.
Between 1944 and 1949 she was a member of the Women Workers Council's secretariat.
In 1948 she joined 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 following year was elected to 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 its list. She was re-elected in 1951
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...
, but on 20 January 1953, she and David Livschitz
David Livschitz
David Livschitz was a Russia-born Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapam, the Faction independent of Ahdut HaAvoda and Mapai between 1951 and 1959.-Biography:...
broke away from the party to form the Faction independent of Ahdut HaAvoda
Faction independent of Ahdut HaAvoda
The Faction independent of Ahdut HaAvoda was a short-lived political party in Israel.-History:The Faction independent of Ahdut HaAvoda was formed on 20 January 1953 as a breakaway from Mapam in the aftermath of the Prague Trials...
(several other Mapam MKs had broken away to re-establish Ahdut HaAvoda). On 13 January 1954 Lamdan and Livschitz joined 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...
.
Although she lost her seat in the 1955 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1955
Elections for the third Knesset were held in Israel on 26 July 1955. Voter turnout was 82.8%.-Results:Mapai retained its plurality in the Knesset, although its share of the vote dropped by 5.1 and its share of seats dropped from 47 to 40...
, Lamdan returned to the Knesset on 31 July 1957 as a replacement for Ehud Avriel
Ehud Avriel
Ehud Avriel was an Israeli diplomat and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai between 1955 and 1957.- Biography :Born in Vienna in Austria–Hungary, Avriel was educated at a local gymnasium...
, who had resigned as an MK to become an ambassador. She retained her seat in the 1959 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1959
Elections for the fourth Knesset were held in Israel on 3 November 1959. Voter turnout was 81.5%.-Results:¹ The General Zionists and the Progressive Party merged to form the Liberal Party....
, but lost it again in 1961
Israeli legislative election, 1961
Elections for the fifth Knesset were held in Israel on 15 August 1961. Voter turnout was 81.6%.-Results:¹ Eight MKs broke away from Mapai to establish Rafi² Herut and the Liberal Party merged to form Gahal...
. However, she returned again as a replacement for the deceased Giora Yoseftal
Giora Yoseftal
Dr Giora Yoseftal was an Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios in the late 1950s and early 1960s.-Biography:Born in Nuremberg in Germany, Yoseftal was a member of the Yiddisher Yudenbund youth movement in his teens...
on 23 August 1962.
On 14 July 1965 she was amongst the eight MKs to leave Mapai, led by David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion
' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...
, to establish Rafi. She lost her seat in the elections
Israeli legislative election, 1965
Elections for the sixth Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November 1965. Voter turnout was 85.9%.-Background:Prior to the elections, two major alliances were formed; Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda united to form the Alignment, whilst Herut and the Liberal Party had formed the Gahal alliance towards the end...
later that year.
She died in Holon on 10 April 1995.