Moshe Sardines

{{Short description|Israeli politician (1917–1984)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = Moshe Sardines, D711-105.jpg

| caption = Sardines in 1959

| birth_date = 21 June 1917

| birth_place = Smyrna, Ottoman Empire

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1984|3|24|1917|6|21|df=y}}

| death_place =

| office1 = Faction represented in the Knesset

| suboffice1 = Mapai

| subterm1 = 1959–1965

| suboffice2 = Alignment

| subterm2 = 1965–1968

| suboffice3 = Labor Party

| subterm3 = 1968–1969

| suboffice4 = Alignment

| subterm4 = 1969

}}

Moshe Sardines ({{langx|he|משה סרדינס}}; 21 June 1917 – 24 March 1984) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai and its successors from 1959 until 1969. He was born in Smyrna in 1917, and made aliyah to Israel in 1949, where he became a leader of the Moshavim Movement.

Biography

Born in Smyrna in the Ottoman Empire (now İzmir in Turkey), Sardines emigrated to Israel in 1949. He was amongst the founders of a moshav Geva Carmel, and headed its committee. He was also amongst the leadership of the Moshavim Movement, and managed its purchasing organisation.[https://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=546 Moshe Sardines: Public Activities] Knesset

A member of Mapai, he was placed 28th on the party's list for the 1959 Knesset elections,[https://en.idi.org.il/media/6634/%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%AA-4-%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%99.pdf Mapai list 1959] Israel Democracy Institute and was elected as the party won 47 seats. He was re-elected in 1961 in 27th place,[https://en.idi.org.il/media/6633/%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%AA-5-%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%99.pdf Mapai list 1961] Israel Democracy Institute and 1965 (in 30th place),[https://en.idi.org.il/media/7012/%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%AA-6-%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%9A.pdf Alignment list 1965] Israel Democracy Institute by which time Mapai had formed the Labour Alignment alliance. He did not stand in the 1969 elections. During his last term, he served as a Deputy Speaker.

Sardines died in 1984 at the age of 66.

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