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Binyamin Sasson

1903 – 1989

Israeli politician

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Lived 1903 – 1989 (aged 85–86). Binyamin Sasson was an Israeli judge, politician and activist.

Binyamin Sasson (; 1903 – 1 May 1989) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset from 1951 to 1955.

Biography Born Saleh Silas in Baghdad during the Ottoman era, Sasson emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1937. He became one of the leaders of Sephardic Jews in Palestine and served as deputy chairman of the Committee of Sephardi Jewry. He was also a member of the board of the World Federation of Sephardi Communities and president of the Iraqi community in Tel Aviv. He was one of the founders of the Israeli branch of Rotary and served as president of the Tel Aviv branch between 1945 and 1946.

A municipal judge, he was placed fifth on the Sephardim and Oriental Communities list for the 1949 Constituent Assembly elections, but the party won only four seats. However, he was placed second on the list for the 1951 Knesset elections, and was elected as the party won two seats. Six weeks after the elections the party merged into the General Zionists. He was placed seventeenth on the General Zionists list for the 1955 elections, but the party won only 13 seats. He died in 1989.

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Important facts

Born
1903, Baghdad
Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Oxford
Positions held
Knesset member

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Who was Binyamin Sasson?

Israeli politician

When was Binyamin Sasson born?

Binyamin Sasson was born in 1903 in Baghdad.

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Binyamin Sasson died on 1 May 1989 in Israel.

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Binyamin Sasson was a judge, politician and activist.

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Binyamin Sasson was Israeli.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Binyamin Sasson

· Wikidata: Q2900270

· DBpedia: Binyamin Sasson

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