Zecharia Glosca
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Zecharia Glosca was Yemen
ite Jew and Israel
i politician who served as a member of the Knesset
for the Yemenite Association
between 1949 and 1951.
to Ottoman-controlled Palestine
in 1909. His family settled in the Tel Aviv
neighbourhood of Neve Tzedek
, and he studied in a heder. Aftwards he worked as a factory labourer, and an agricultural labourer in orchards around Petah Tikva
.
He joined Hapoel Hatzair
in 1911, and was also one of the first members of the Histadrut
union. In 1921 he was amongst the founders of the Young Mizrahi federation, becoming its chairman in 1925.
In 1922 he was elected to the Assembly of Representatives, where he served until 1928. He worked as an emissary for the Yemenite Association
in Egypt
and the United States
. He returned in 1949 and headed the Association's list in the first elections
that year. The party won a single seat, taken by Glosca.
In the 1951 elections
Shimon Garidi
took over as head of the list, and Glosca lost his seat. He died in 1960.
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
ite Jew and 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 the Yemenite Association
Yemenite Association
The Yemenite Association was a political party in Israel.-History:The party was founded by Yemenite Jews in 1923. It took part in Israel's first elections in 1949, crossing the electoral threshold by just 53 votes, and winning one seat, which was taken by Zecharia Glosca.Despite the influx of...
between 1949 and 1951.
Biography
Born in Yemen, Glosca made aliyahAliyah
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 Ottoman-controlled Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
in 1909. His family settled in 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...
neighbourhood of Neve Tzedek
Neve Tzedek
Neve Tzedek is a neighborhood located in southwestern Tel Aviv, Israel. It was the first Jewish neighborhood to be built outside the walls of the ancient port of Jaffa. For years, the neighborhood prospered as Tel Aviv, the first modern Hebrew city, grew up around it...
, and he studied in a heder. Aftwards he worked as a factory labourer, and an agricultural labourer in orchards around Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv.According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2009, the city's population stood at 209,600. The population density is approximately...
.
He joined Hapoel Hatzair
Hapoel Hatzair
Hapoel Hatzair is a Zionist group which was active in Palestine from 1905 until 1930. They were founded by A.D. Gordon, Yosef Ahronowitz, Yosef Sprinzak and followed a non-Marxist, Zionist, socialist agenda. In accordance with A.D...
in 1911, and was also one of the first members 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...
union. In 1921 he was amongst the founders of the Young Mizrahi federation, becoming its chairman in 1925.
In 1922 he was elected to the Assembly of Representatives, where he served until 1928. He worked as an emissary for the Yemenite Association
Yemenite Association
The Yemenite Association was a political party in Israel.-History:The party was founded by Yemenite Jews in 1923. It took part in Israel's first elections in 1949, crossing the electoral threshold by just 53 votes, and winning one seat, which was taken by Zecharia Glosca.Despite the influx of...
in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He returned in 1949 and headed the Association's list in the first elections
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...
that year. The party won a single seat, taken by Glosca.
In the 1951 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1951
Elections for the second Knesset were held in Israel on 30 July 1951. Voter turnout was 75.1%.-Results:¹ Rostam Bastuni, Avraham Berman and Moshe Sneh left Mapam and set up the Left Faction. Bastuni later returned to Mapam whilst Berman and Sneh joined Maki. Hannah Lamdan and David Livschitz left...
Shimon Garidi
Shimon Garidi
Shimon Garidi was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1951 and 1955.-Biography:Born in Dhamar in the Ottoman Empire , Garidi made aliyah to Palestine in 1920. He studied at high school in Tel Aviv, and later gained an MA in Middle Eastern and Jewish Studies at the...
took over as head of the list, and Glosca lost his seat. He died in 1960.