Zina Harman
Encyclopedia
Zena Harman is a former Israel
i politician who served as a member of the Knesset
for the Alignment
between 1969 and 1974.
in the United Kingdom
, Harman studied at the London School of Economics
. She made aliyah
to Mandate Palestine, and was employed as a social worker in Jerusalem's Jewish Community Centre between 1941 and 1943. From 1943 until 1949 she worked in Youth Aliyah
first as assistant to its head, Henrietta Szold, until her death and then in other positions. In 1951 she became a member of the Israeli delegation to the United Nations
, where she worked until 1955. During that time she was elected to the board of UNICEF as the Israel representative. She was elected Chair of the Program Committee and then of the Board of UNICEF for several terms. In that latter capacity she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to UNICEF in 1965. From 1956 to 1957 she was deputy director of Technical Assistance in the Prime Minister's Office, before heading the Department of International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
between 1957 and 1959. In 1959 she was appointed Head of the National Center for Demography and served on the Prime Minister's Commission on Social Policy and as Vice-President of the International Council on Social Welfare and the International Commission on the Status of Women.
In sraeli legislative election, 1969|1969] she was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list and served for one term. Following her term in the Knesset she founded and chaired the Jerusalem Council for the Welfare of Children and then served for 25 years as the Israel Representative of the United Nations Commission for Refugees.
Harman was married to Avraham Harman
, an Israeli ambassador to the United States
and President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She has three children: Ilana, Director of the Internal Medicine Department at Soroka Hospital, Naomi Chazan
, a professor of Political Science who also served as a member of the Knesset for [Meretz] and David, a professor of education.
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 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...
between 1969 and 1974.
Biography
Born in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Harman studied at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
. She 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, and was employed as a social worker in Jerusalem's Jewish Community Centre between 1941 and 1943. From 1943 until 1949 she worked in Youth Aliyah
Youth Aliyah
Szold was initially skeptical about the merits of Freier's proposal, as she believed that Germany offered better educational opportunities for Jewish children than Palestine. However, Hitler's rise to power convinced her otherwise. The Nuremberg Laws were enacted in 1935 and on 31 March 1936 German...
first as assistant to its head, Henrietta Szold, until her death and then in other positions. In 1951 she became a member of the Israeli delegation to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, where she worked until 1955. During that time she was elected to the board of UNICEF as the Israel representative. She was elected Chair of the Program Committee and then of the Board of UNICEF for several terms. In that latter capacity she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to UNICEF in 1965. From 1956 to 1957 she was deputy director of Technical Assistance in the Prime Minister's Office, before heading the Department of International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs is one of the most important ministries in the Israeli government. The ministry's role is to implement Israel's foreign policy, and promote economic, cultural, and scientific relations with other countries....
between 1957 and 1959. In 1959 she was appointed Head of the National Center for Demography and served on the Prime Minister's Commission on Social Policy and as Vice-President of the International Council on Social Welfare and the International Commission on the Status of Women.
In sraeli legislative election, 1969|1969] she was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list and served for one term. Following her term in the Knesset she founded and chaired the Jerusalem Council for the Welfare of Children and then served for 25 years as the Israel Representative of the United Nations Commission for Refugees.
Harman was married to Avraham Harman
Avraham Harman
Avraham Harman was an Israeli diplomat and academic administrator.-Biography:Born in London in the United Kingdom, he received a law degree from Wadham College, Oxford in 1935. In 1938, he immigrated to Mandate Palestine....
, an Israeli ambassador to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She has three children: Ilana, Director of the Internal Medicine Department at Soroka Hospital, Naomi Chazan
Naomi Chazan
Naomi Chazan is an Israeli academic and politician. Chazan is president of the New Israel Fund.-Biography:Naomi Chazan was born on November 18, 1946, in Jerusalem. Her parents were Avraham and Zina Harman...
, a professor of Political Science who also served as a member of the Knesset for [Meretz] and David, a professor of education.