Avraham Elmalih

Avraham Elmalih (Hebrew: אברהם אלמליח‎, 1885[1] – 2 April 1967) was a journalist, Zionist activist and Israeli politician.

Avraham Elmalih
Date of birth1885
Place of birthJerusalem, Ottoman Empire
Date of death2 April 1967
Knessets1
Faction represented in Knesset
1949–1951Sephardim & Oriental Communities

Biography

Born in Jerusalem, Elmalih was educated in a yeshiva and an alliance school. He studied at the Archaeological Institute and worked as a teacher in his home city, as well as in Istanbul, Jaffa and Damascus. In 1914, Elmalih established the Herut newspaper, editing it until 1919. During World War I, he was exiled to Damascus.

In 1920, he was elected to the Assembly of Representatives for Histadrut HaSephardim, and the following year joined the Jewish National Council. In 1921, he became a member of the editorial board of the Doar Hayom newspaper, serving until 1932. In 1928, Elmaliah published a book entitled The Land of Israel and Syria during WWI. In 1935, he became a member of Jerusalem city council.

Following Israeli independence, he was elected to the first Knesset in 1949 on the Sephardim and Oriental Communities. He lost his seat in the 1951 elections.

References
  1. Encyclopaedia Judaica, 1971 Edition, Volume 6, page 682.
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