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Mordechai Virshubski
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1977–1978 | Democratic Movement for Change |
| 1978–1987 | Shinui |
| 1987–1992 | Ratz |
| 1992 | Meretz |
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| Born | 10 May 1930 Leipzig, Germany |
| Died | 1 May 2012 (aged 81) Tel Aviv, Israel |
Mordechai Virshuvski (born May 10, 1930, died May 1, 2012) was an important Israeli politician. He was a member of the Knesset, which is like Israel's parliament. He also served as a Deputy Speaker. He worked with different political parties from 1977 to 1992.
Early Life and Education
Mordechai Virshuvski was born in Leipzig, Germany, in 1930. In 1939, he moved to Mandatory Palestine. This move is called aliyah in Hebrew. He went to the Herzliya Hebrew High School in Tel Aviv.
After high school, he studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He then became a certified lawyer. From 1955 to 1966, he worked as a legal advisor for a company called Mekorot. Later, he became the legal advisor for the Tel Aviv City Council. He held this job until 1977.
Political Career in the Knesset
In 1974, Mordechai Virshuvski helped start a political party called Shinui. In 1977, he was elected to the Knesset. He was part of the Democratic Movement for Change list, which Shinui joined.
When the Democratic Movement for Change party split in 1978, he stayed with the Shinui group. He was re-elected to the Knesset in 1981 and again in 1984.
On August 5, 1987, he left Shinui to join another party called Ratz. He was re-elected on the Ratz list in 1988. After this election, he became a Deputy Speaker of the Knesset.
Later Political Life
In 1989, he ran for mayor of Tel Aviv. He finished fourth in that election. He lost his Knesset seat in the 1992 elections. This happened shortly after Ratz joined with Shinui and Mapam to form the Meretz alliance.
He ran for Tel Aviv mayor again in 1993, but he finished fourth once more. After that, he served on the Tel Aviv City Council. He was a member of Ratz and later of the Greens.
Mordechai Virshuvski was married to Viola. They had two children and five grandchildren.
