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Born in the town of [[Zhashkiv]] in the [[Russian Empire]] (today in [[Ukraine]]),<ref>[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Sdayan.html Shemuel Dayan] Jewish Virtual Library</ref> he joined the Zionist movement as a boy and emigrated to Palestine, then under [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule in 1908. He worked in agriculture in the settlements of [[Petah Tikva]], [[Rehovot]], [[Yavniel]],{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} and [[Kinneret]] until 1911, when he became active in [[Hapoel Hatzair]] (the Young Workers Party). He was also one of the earliest settlers in [[Degania]], the country's first [[kibbutz]], though he left in 1921 to help establish the [[moshav]] [[Nahalal]]. As one of the leaders of the nascent Moshav Movement, he made several trips to the [[United States]] and [[Poland]] as a Zionist emissary. |
Born in the town of [[Zhashkiv]] in the [[Russian Empire]] (today in [[Ukraine]]),<ref>[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Sdayan.html Shemuel Dayan] Jewish Virtual Library</ref> he joined the Zionist movement as a boy and emigrated to Palestine, then under [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule in 1908. He worked in agriculture in the settlements of [[Petah Tikva]], [[Rehovot]], [[Yavniel]],{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} and [[Kinneret]] until 1911, when he became active in [[Hapoel Hatzair]] (the Young Workers Party). He was also one of the earliest settlers in [[Degania]], the country's first [[kibbutz]], though he left in 1921 to help establish the [[moshav]] [[Nahalal]]. As one of the leaders of the nascent Moshav Movement, he made several trips to the [[United States]] and [[Poland]] as a Zionist emissary. |
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In 1949, he was elected to the First Knesset for the [[Mapai]] party, and served as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. He continued as a member of the next two Knessets, until 1955. |
In 1949, he was elected to the First Knesset for the [[Mapai]] party, and served as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. He continued as a member of the next two Knessets, until 1955. |
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{{Cquote|Maybe [blocking the return of Palestinian refugees] is not right and not moral, but if we become just and moral, I do not know where we will end up.}} |
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Shmuel Dayan was the father of Israeli general and politician [[Moshe Dayan]] and the grandfather of politician [[Yael Dayan]] and director [[Assi Dayan]]. |
Shmuel Dayan was the father of Israeli general and politician [[Moshe Dayan]] and the grandfather of politician [[Yael Dayan]] and director [[Assi Dayan]]. |
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Revision as of 12:46, 17 October 2012
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Shmuel Dayan (Hebrew: שמואל דיין, 8 August 1891 – 11 August 1968) was a Zionist activist during the British Mandate of Palestine and an Israeli politician who served in the first three Knessets.
Biography
Born in the town of Zhashkiv in the Russian Empire (today in Ukraine),[1] he joined the Zionist movement as a boy and emigrated to Palestine, then under Ottoman rule in 1908. He worked in agriculture in the settlements of Petah Tikva, Rehovot, Yavniel,[citation needed] and Kinneret until 1911, when he became active in Hapoel Hatzair (the Young Workers Party). He was also one of the earliest settlers in Degania, the country's first kibbutz, though he left in 1921 to help establish the moshav Nahalal. As one of the leaders of the nascent Moshav Movement, he made several trips to the United States and Poland as a Zionist emissary.
In 1949, he was elected to the First Knesset for the Mapai party, and served as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. He continued as a member of the next two Knessets, until 1955.
Shmuel Dayan was the father of Israeli general and politician Moshe Dayan and the grandfather of politician Yael Dayan and director Assi Dayan.
References
- ^ Shemuel Dayan Jewish Virtual Library
External links
- Shmuel Dayan on the Knesset website
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