Aryeh Sheftel

Aryeh Sheftel (; 1905 – 28 September 1980) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset and mayor of Rishon LeZion.

Biography Born in Vilnius in the Russian Empire, Sheftel was educated in a heder, yeshiva and high school in his home city, before attending a Teachers Seminary, after which he worked as a teacher in the Tarbut school system in Vilnius. In 1921 he joined the Borochov Zionist Youth Movement, and was also a member of HeHalutz. He was also secretary of the Rishon LeZion Workers Council and mayor of the city for three separate terms; 1951, 1960 to 1962 and 1965 until 1969.

He died in 1980.