Reuven Arazi (; 11 May 1907 – 19 May 1983) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the

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for

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and the

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between 1965 and 1974.

Biography

Born in

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in the

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(today in

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), Arazi was educated at a gymnasium in

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, before studying law in

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, where he was certified as a lawyer. He also graduated from the Judaic Studies Institute in the city. Whilst a student he was amongst the leadership of the Socialist Zionist student movement, and also joined

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. Between 1933 and 1939 he worked in the Tarbut school system, but in 1940, following the Soviet invasion of Poland, was exiled to the

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by the Soviet authorities. He returned to Poland in 1946 and re-established Hashomer Hatzair, becoming its secretary general. He was also involved with the

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, becoming a member of its board of directors. In 1949 he emigrated to Israel, where he joined

, which had been formed by a merger of the

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and the Ahdut HaAvoda Poale Zion Movement. In 1959, he became the party's political secretary, a role he held until 1965. In that year he was placed fifth on the Mapam list for the Knesset elections, and was elected to the Knesset as the party won eight seats. He was re-elected in

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(by which time Mapam had formed the Alignment alliance), and was appointed Deputy

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. He was placed 103rd on the Alignment list for the

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,1973 Alignment list
Israel Democracy Institute losing his seat as the alliance won 41 seats. He died in 1983 at the age of 76.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arazi, Reuven 1907 births 1983 deaths People from Rivne Oblast Jews from the Russian Empire Jewish Ukrainian politicians Jewish socialists Polish emigrants to Israel Hashomer Hatzair members Mapam politicians Alignment (Israel) politicians Members of the 6th Knesset (1965–1969) Members of the 7th Knesset (1969–1974) Deputy speakers of the Knesset Polish Zionists Ukrainian Zionists Labor Zionists 20th-century Polish lawyers Burials at Har HaMenuchot