Efraim Taburi
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| Date of birth | 5 September 1900 |
| Place of birth | Tulchyn, Russian Empire |
| Year of aliyah | 1924 |
| Date of death | 7 April 1957 (aged 56) |
| Knessets | 1, 2 |
| Party | Mapai |
Efraim Taburi (Hebrew: אפרים תבורי, born Efraim Popik on 5 September 1900, died 7 April 1957) was a Zionist activist and politician.
[edit] Biography
Born in Tulchyn in the Russian Empire (today in Ukraine), Taburi was a member of Socialist Zionist movements. He was arrested by the Soviet authorities, and in 1924 made aliyah to Mandate Palestine, where he worked for Tel Aviv city cuoncil. In 1927 he became secretary of the Tel Aviv branch of Ahdut HaAvoda, and in 1929 became a member of the Tel Aviv Workers Council. He also served as a member of the Assembly of Representatives.
In 1949 he was elected to the first Knesset on the Mapai list. He was re-elected in 1951, but lost his seat in the 1955 elections. He died in 1957 at the age of 56.
[edit] External links
- Efraim Taburi Knesset website
