David Shiffman (; 14 April 1923 – 18 October 1982) was an Israeli politician who served as Deputy

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and as a member of the

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between 1981 and his death in 1982.

Biography

Born in

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, Shiffman

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the following year. He was educated in a

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, and went on to attend the Jerusalem Teachers Seminary. He was a member of the

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youth movement, and later established the Bnei Akiva yeshiva in

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. During his

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in the IDF he served in the Military Police Corps, and reached the rank of major by the time he was demobilised. Between 1952 and 1974 he served as general secretary of the Israel Merchants Association. From 1968 until 1974 he managed a hotel supply company. He later became chairman of the board of directors at the

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and the Ayalon Highways company. A member of the central committee of the

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, in 1964 Shiffman was elected to

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city council. In 1974 he became a deputy mayor, with responsibility for the Youth Department and Engineering Authority. In

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he was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list (then an alliance of the Liberal Party,

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and other-right wing factions). He was appointed Deputy

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in the Begin government, but died whilst in office on 18 October the following year. His seat was taken by Ariel Weinstein.Knesset Members in the Tenth Knesset
Knesset website

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* {{authority control 1923 births 1982 deaths Polish emigrants to Mandatory Palestine Liberal Party (Israel) politicians Likud politicians Members of the 10th Knesset (1981–1984) Deputy ministers of Israel