Ezra Ichilov (; 10 June 1907 – 25 June 1961) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel. The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supe ...

for the

General Zionists The General Zionists () were a centrist Zionist movement and a political party in Israel. The General Zionists supported the leadership of Chaim Weizmann and their views were largely colored by central European culture. The party was considered ...

and the

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between 1951 and 1961.

Biography

Ichilov was born in

Petah Tikva Petah Tikva (, ), also spelt Petah Tiqwa and known informally as Em HaMoshavot (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of the Old Y ...

during the Ottoman era. He was a member of Maccabi and represented it at the nineteenth

Zionist Congress The Zionist Congress was established in 1897 by Theodor Herzl as the supreme organ of the Zionist Organization (ZO) and its legislative authority. In 1960 the names were changed to World Zionist Congress ( ''HaKongres HaTsioni HaOlami'') and Wor ...

. He was also a leader of Bnai Binyamin, an agricultural association and in 1932 was elected to the central committee of

Hitahdut HaIkarim Hitahdut HaIkarim (, lit. ''Farmers Federation'') is a settlement movement for private farmers in Israel. History ''Hitahdut HaMoshavot BeYehuda VeShomron'' (, ''Association of moshavot in Judea and Samaria'') was founded in Yavne'el in 1920, maki ...

. In 1928 he was amongst the founders of the Eretz Israel/Palestine Football Association. Between 1931 and 1955 he was a member of Petah Tikva city council. In 1948 he joined the General Zionists and was elected to the Knesset on the party's list in

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

. He was re-elected in

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

and

1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...

, also representing the

formed by the merger of the General Zionists and the Progressive Party. He died shortly before the 1961 elections at the age of 54.

Ichilov Hospital Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (), commonly referred to as Ichilov Hospital () is the largest teaching hospital and general hospital serving Tel Aviv, Israel and its metropolitan area and is the second-largest hospital complex in the country. T ...

in Tel Aviv was named after his brother

Moshe Moshe is the Hebrew version of the masculine given name Moses. Bearers include: * Moshe Arens (1925–2019), Israeli politician * Moshe Bar, several people * Moshe Bejski (1921–2007), Israeli judge * Moshe Brener (born 1971), Israeli basketba ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ichilov, Ezra 1907 births 1961 deaths Jews from Mandatory Palestine People from Petah Tikva General Zionists politicians Liberal Party (Israel) politicians Members of the 2nd Knesset (1951–1955) Members of the 3rd Knesset (1955–1959) Members of the 4th Knesset (1959–1961) Burials at Segula Cemetery