Date of birth 10 August 1908 Name Hanan Rubin Place of birth Berlin, Germany Role Politician | Year of aliyah 1933 Died October 24, 1962 1949–1962 Mapam | |
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Date of death 24 October 1962(1962-10-24) (aged 54) Education Humboldt University of Berlin Knessets Israeli legislative election, 1949 | ||
Dr Hanan Rubin (Hebrew: חנן רובין, born Hans Rubin on 10 August 1908, died 24 October 1962) was a German-born Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1949 and 1962.
Biography
Born in Berlin, Rubin was a member of the Blue-White movement dueing his youth. After school he studied law at the Humboldt University of Berlin and University of Freiburg, receiving his law doctorate in 1932. Whilst at university, he was a member of the central committee of the Federation of Student Unions. In 1930 he joined the Social Democratic Party, before switching to the Left Socialist Workers Party.
In 1933 Rubin made aliyah to Mandatory Palestine, where he initially worked as an agricultural laborer, before starting working for the Histadrut trade union in 1934. He was amongst the founders of the Socialist League in 1936, and was a member of the Assembly of Representatives. After this merged into the Hashomer Hatzair Workers Party, and then Mapam, he was amongst the leaders of the new party. In the 1949 elections he was elected to the Knesset on Mapam's list. He was re-elected in 1951, 1955, 1959 and 1961, serving as Deputy Speaker for his last three terms. He died on 24 October 1962 and was replaced by Yosef Kushnir.