About Joseph Ephrati
Lived 1897 – 1975 (aged 77). Joseph Ephrati was an Israeli politician.
Yosef Efrati (; 19 February 1897 – 8 February 1975) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1949 and 1965.
Biography Born in Pinsk in the Russian Empire (today in Belarus), Efrati received his primary education in a heder. He emigrated to Ottoman-controlled Palestine in 1914, and studied at an agricultural high school in Petah Tikva. Between 1923 and 1925, he worked at an agricultural research station at Ben Shemen and moved to kibbutz Geva in 1925. He was re-elected in 1951. He was re-elected again in 1955, 1959 and 1961, before losing his seat in the 1965 elections. He died in 1975 at the age of 77.
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Who was Joseph Ephrati?
Israeli politician (1897–1975)
When was Joseph Ephrati born?
Joseph Ephrati was born on 19 February 1897 in Pinsk.
When did Joseph Ephrati die?
Joseph Ephrati died on 8 February 1975 in Israel.
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Joseph Ephrati was a politician.
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Joseph Ephrati was Israeli.
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