David Coren ( he, דוד קורן, 8 June 1917 – 14 January 2011) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the

Alignment Alignment may refer to: Archaeology * Alignment (archaeology), a co-linear arrangement of features or structures with external landmarks * Stone alignment, a linear arrangement of upright, parallel megalithic standing stones Biology * Structu ...

between 1969 and 1977.

Biography

Born in Jerusalem in 1917, Coren was educated at the Hebrew Gymnasium in his home city, before studying at a Teachers Seminary in

Ramat Rachel Ramat Rachel or Ramat Raḥel ( he, רָמַת רָחֵל, ''lit.'' Rachel's Heights) is a kibbutz located in central Israel. An enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries and overlooking Bethlehem and Rachel's Tomb (for which the kibbutz is ...

and for a year at the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

. Between 1938 and 1939 he worked as a labourer at the Dead Sea Works and

Sedom Mount Sodom ( he, הר סדום, ''Har Sedom'') is a hill along the southwestern part of the Dead Sea in Israel; it is part of the Judaean Desert Nature Reserve. It takes its name from the legendary city of Sodom, whose destruction is the subj ...

, and was one of the founders of kibbutz Beit HaArava in 1939. He later became a member of Kibbutz Gesher HaZiv in 1949,David Coren: Public Activities
Knesset website where he lived until his death. After Israeli independence Coren worked as an education officer in the

Nahal Nahal ( he, נח"ל) (acronym of ''Noar Halutzi Lohem'', lit. Fighting Pioneer Youth) is a program that combines military service with mostly social welfare and informal education projects such as youth movement activities, as well as training ...

, and between 1959 and 1961 served as head of the Youth and Nahal Section of the Ministry of Defense. He also headed the Administration section of the Israeli Air Force. In 1968 he became head of the Sulam Tzur Regional Council, but left the post before the end of the year. In

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list. He was re-elected in

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, but lost his seat in the

1977 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1977. Africa * 1977 Afars and Issas Constituent Assembly election * 1977 Algerian legislative election * 1977 Gambian general election * 1976–1977 Guinea-Bissau legislative election * 1977 Malagasy ...

. He became head of Sulam Tzur Regional Council again in 1979, serving until 1981. From 1979 until 1980 he chaired the Union for Developing the Western Galilee, and from 1981 until 1983 chaired the Friends of Nahariya Regional Hospital. Between 1982 and 1991 he was deputy head of

Mateh Asher Regional Council The Mateh Asher Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית מטה אשר, ''Mo'atza Azorit Mateh Asher'') is a regional council in the western Galilee of northern Israel. It is named after the Tribe of Asher which had been allotted the region ...

, also serving as chairman of the

Western Galilee College Western Galilee College (Hebrew: המכללה האקדמית גליל מערבי) is an academic college in northern Israel within the jurisdiction of the city of Akko. It was founded in 1994 on the basis of its predecessor, the Western Galilee ...

between 1985 and 2003.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coren, David 1917 births 2011 deaths People from Jerusalem Jews in Mandatory Palestine Jews in Ottoman Palestine Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Israeli civil servants Jewish Israeli politicians Mayors of regional councils in Israel Alignment (Israel) politicians Members of the 7th Knesset (1969–1974) Members of the 8th Knesset (1974–1977)