Tova Ilan
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Tova Ilan (Hebrew: טובה אילן, born 1 June 1929) is an Israeli educator and former politician who briefly served as a member of the Knesset for Meimad between January and April 2006.
Biography
Born in Austria, Ilan made aliyah to Israel, and was involved in the Haganah.[1] She joined kibbutz Ein Tzurim in 1951 and from 1951 until 1960 she worked with Youth Aliyah. From 1961 until 1972 she was the headmistress of Shafir Regional high school. In 1987 she established the Yaakov Herzog Centre for Jewish Studies in Ein Tzurim, and was its director until 2001, and is now its president.[2]
For the 2003 elections she was placed 27th on the joined Labor Party-Meimad list,[3] (the second placed Meimad candidate after party leader Michael Melchior), but missed out on a seat when the alliance won only 19 seats. However, she entered the Knesset on 21 January 2006 as a replacement for Efi Oshaya (who had entered the Knesset three days previously as a replacement for Haim Ramon who ha left the party to join Kadima). Because the Knesset was already in recess prior to the next elections, she chose not to take her salary, and donated it to young olim.[4]
She was not included on the party's list for the March 2006 elections,[5] and subsequently lost her seat.
References
- ^ Rosenberg-Friedman, L. (2003) Religious Women Fighters in Israel's War of Independence: A New Gender Perception, or a Passing Episode? Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issue 6, pp 119-147
- ^ Our Teachers Yaakov Herzog Centre for Jewish Studies
- ^ Candidates for the 16th Knesset Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- ^ Mrs. Tova Ilan appointed as a Member of the 16th Knesset Meimad
- ^ Meimad Council Chooses its Candidates for the 17th Knesset Meimad
External links
- Tova Ilan on the Knesset website
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