David Glass (Israeli politician)

David Glass
Date of birth	16 October 1936 (1936-10-16) (age 75)
Place of birth	Balfouria, Mandate Palestine
Knessets	9
Party	National Religious Party

David Glass (Hebrew: דוד גלס‎, born 16 October 1936) is an Israeli former civil servant and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the National Religious Party between 1977 and 1981.

Biography

Born in Balfouria during the Mandate era, Glass was educated at a yeshiva high school, before studying law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he was certified as a lawyer.

In 1956 he began working as an assistant to the director of the Religious Education Centre. In 1960 he became director of the Bureau of the Minister of Religious Affairs, before becoming director of the Department of Karaites and Samaritans in 1964. Between 1966 and 1969 he worked as an assistant to the Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs. From 1969 to 1971 he was Deputy Director for Special Functions in the Religious Affairs Ministry, before becoming the ministry's deputy director in 1971 and then director in 1974.^[1]

A member of the central committee of the National Religious Party and chairman of the party's Jerusalem branch, he was elected to the Knesset on the party's list in 1977. In his first term he chaired the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee. However, he lost his seat in the 1981 elections.

In 1984 he left the party and joined the Labor Party.^[1]

His personal life: he is meried to Bracha and father for Adi and Dani. Also he has 8 grandsons. The first born in 1996 - Shira.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} David Glass: Public Activities Knesset website

External links

• David Glass (Israeli politician) Knesset website

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Name	Glass, David
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Date of birth	16 October 1936
Place of birth	Balfouria, Mandate Palestine
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