Avraham Levenbraun
Avraham Levenbraun | |
|---|---|
 Levenbraun in 1969 | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1972–1977 | Rakah |
| 1977 | Hadash |
| 1981 | Hadash |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 June 1916 |
| Died | 25 August 1987 (aged 71) |
Avraham Levenbraun (Hebrew: אברהם לבנבראון; 24 June 1916 – 25 August 1987) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Rakah and Hadash. He served in the seventh, eighth, and ninth Knessets across two distinct periods between 1972 and 1981.
Biography
[edit]Born in Ștefănești in Romania, Levenbraun was a member of Hashomer Hatzair during his youth. He emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1938 and joined kibbutz Ruhama, where he lived until 1944 when he left due to ideological differences.[1] He moved to Migdal and then Haifa, where he worked as a crane operator at a chemical and fertiliser factory. He became a member of the workers' board, and later its secretary.[2]
In 1954 he joined Maki, having previously been a Mapam member, in 1965 during the split within Maki, he joined the majority group of Vilner and Toubi to form Rakakh.[3] He was on the party's list for the 1969 elections, and although he failed to win a seat, he entered the Knesset on 16 February 1972 as a replacement for Emile Habibi. He was re-elected in 1973, but lost his seat in the 1977 elections. He briefly returned to the Knesset in February 1981 as a replacement for the deceased Hanna Mwais,[1] but lost his seat in the June 1981 elections. He was a member of the Rakah central committee from 1965 until 1985, and was also a member of the Histadrut's executive committee.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]Levenbraun's son, Rami Livnheh, was a member of Matzpen and later joined its splinter organization Ma'avak. He was a "Socialist Revolution List" candidate in the 1973 Knesset elections.[4] That same year, Livneh was convicted of contacting a foreign agent following meetings with members of Fatah.[5][6][7]
Levenbraun died in 1987 and was buried in the Southern Cemetery.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Avraham Levenbraun". Knesset.
- 1 2 "ארבעים ושתיים שנים ללכתו של ח"כ לשעבר אברהם לבנבראון מטעם רק"ח ובהמשך חד"ש". Maki (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "אברהם לבנבראון יליד ה-24 ביוני 1916 ; לימים חבר כנסת ונציג בהנהגת ההסתדרות מטעם רק"ח וחד"ש". Zo HaDerekh (in Hebrew). 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "1973". Israel Democracy Institute. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "אברהם לבנבראון". Documenting the Left (in Hebrew). 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "Israeli Draws 10 Years for Contact With Al Fatah". The New York Times. 1973-06-25. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "26 More Suspects in Syrian-sponsored Spy Ring Remanded for Trial Next Month". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
External links
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Media related to Avraham Levenbraun at Wikimedia Commons- Avraham Levenbraun on the Knesset website
- 1916 births
- 1987 deaths
- People from Ștefănești, Botoșani
- Jews from Mandatory Palestine
- Jewish socialists
- Israeli communists
- Maki (political party) politicians
- Mapam politicians
- Hadash politicians
- Members of the 7th Knesset (1969–1974)
- Members of the 8th Knesset (1974–1977)
- Members of the 9th Knesset (1977–1981)
- Romanian emigrants to Mandatory Palestine
- Jewish Romanian politicians
- Burials at South Cemetery in Israel
- 20th-century Israeli trade unionists
- Romanian Jews