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Gershon Shafat
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1984–1992 | Tehiya |
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| Born | 6 December 1927 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 16 August 2020 (aged 92) |
Gershon Shafat (Hebrew: גרשון שפט) was an Israeli politician. He was born on December 6, 1927, and passed away on August 16, 2020. Shafat served as a member of the Knesset, which is like Israel's parliament. He represented the Tehiya political party in the mid-1980s and early 1990s.
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About Gershon Shafat's Life
Early Life and Moving to Israel
Gershon Shafat was born as Gershon Staub in Vienna, Austria, in 1927. When he was seven years old, in 1934, his family moved to Mandatory Palestine. This area later became the country of Israel. Moving to Israel is called aliyah.
He went to the Moria high school in Tel Aviv. After high school, he studied history and sociology at a university for two years.
Joining Youth Movements and Kibbutz Life
Gershon joined a youth group called Bnei Akiva. Later, he became part of the National Religious Party. In 1946, he helped start a special community called a kibbutz named Ein Tzurim. A kibbutz is a community where people live and work together.
During a war, the Jordanian Army took over his kibbutz. Gershon became a prisoner of war for ten months. This means he was captured by the enemy army. After he was released, he helped rebuild Ein Tzurim in a new place.
Working and Political Roles
From 1956 to 1958, Gershon Shafat worked as a manager. He also helped coordinate the political group for the Religious Kibbutz Movement. Later, from 1961 to 1977, he managed a factory called Tadmor.
In 1974, he joined the Gush Emunim movement. This group supported building settlements in certain areas. He worked as their political secretary from 1976 to 1979.
Becoming a Member of Knesset
In 1979, Gershon Shafat joined a new political party called Tehiya. He was the party's secretary-general until 1985. In the 1984 elections, Tehiya won five seats in the Knesset. Gershon Shafat was elected as one of their representatives.
He lost his seat in the 1988 elections. However, he returned to the Knesset on January 31, 1990. This happened when another member, Yuval Ne'eman, resigned. Gershon Shafat lost his seat again in the 1992 elections. In that election, the Tehiya party did not get enough votes to enter the Knesset.
Gershon Shafat passed away in August 2020.
