Ya'akov Geri
| Ya'akov Geri | |
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| Date of birth | 18 September 1901 |
| Place of birth | Seda, Russian Empire |
| Year of aliyah | 1934 |
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1950–1951 | Minister of Trade and Industry |
Ya'akov Geri (Hebrew: יעקב גרי, born 18 September 1901, died 18 December 1974), also known as Jack Gering.[1] was an Israeli lawyer who served as Minister of Trade and Industry between November 1950 and October 1951, although he never was a Knesset member.
Born in Seda in the Russian Empire (today in Lithuania),[2] Geri later moved to South Africa. He studied law and humanities at the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Johannesburg, and worked as a lawyer for several years before emigrating to Mandatory Palestine in 1934.[3] After arriving in Israel he initially worked for Dov Yosef's law firm before being appointed secretary of the Africa Palestine Investment Company in 1935.[3][4]
On 1 November 1950 Geri was appointed Minister of Trade and Industry in David Ben-Gurion's second government, a post he held until 8 October 1951. After his term as Minister he became head of a group of South African companies in Israel.[5]
References
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- ↑ Josef Rosin (2009) Protecting Our Litvak Heritage: A History of 50 Jewish Communities in Lithuania, p274
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel Volume 11, p3863 (Hebrew)
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External links
- Ya'akov Geri on the Knesset website
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