Frija Zoaretz (; 7 December 1907 – 30 April 1993) 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

National Religious Party The National Religious Party (, ''Miflaga Datit Leumit''), commonly known in Israel by its Hebrew abbreviation Mafdal (), was an Israeli political party representing the interests of the Israeli settlers and religious Zionist movement. Formed ...

between 1955 and 1969.

Biography

Born in

Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

, Zoaretz worked as a teacher, and was a Zionist activist. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

he was interned at the Italian

Giado concentration camp The Giado concentration camp was a Forced labor camp, forced labor Italian concentration camps in Libya, concentration camp for Italian Jews, Italian and History of the Jews in Libya, Libyan Jews in Giado, Libya (now called Jadu), operating durin ...

in Libya. After the war he

emigrated to Israel ''Aliyah'' (, ; ''ʿălīyyā'', ) is the immigration of Jews from the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel or the Palestine region, which is today chiefly represented by the State of Israel. Traditionally described ...

in 1949 and became chairman of the Libyan Community Committee. He also joined the

and was elected to the Knesset on its list 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 ...

. He was re-elected in

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 ...

and

1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...

. Although he lost his seat in the November 1965 elections, he returned to the Knesset as a replacement for

Shabtai Daniel Shabtai Daniel (; 1909 – 19 December 1981) was an Israeli journalist and politician who briefly served as a member of the Knesset for the National Religious Party in 1965. Biography Born Shabtai Don-Yichye in Viļaka in the Russian Empire (to ...

on 1 December the same year.Knesset Members in the Sixth Knesset
Knesset He lost his seat for a second and final time in the 1969 elections. He died in 1993 at the age of 85.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zoaretz, Frija 1907 births 1993 deaths Israeli educators Libyan educators Libyan emigrants to Israel 20th-century Israeli Jews Libyan Jews People from Tripoli, Libya National Religious Party politicians Israeli people of Libyan-Jewish descent Members of the 3rd Knesset (1955–1959) Members of the 4th Knesset (1959–1961) Members of the 5th Knesset (1961–1965) Members of the 6th Knesset (1965–1969)