| Itzhak Kanev | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1896 |
| Place of birth | Melitopol, Russian Empire |
| Year of aliyah | 1919 |
| Date of death | 8 May 1980 |
| Knessets | 1 |
| Party | Mapai |
Itzhak Kanev (Hebrew: יצחק קנב, born Itzhak Kanievsky (קָניֶבסקי) in 1896, died 8 May 1980) was a Zionist activist and politician.
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Born in Melitopol in the Russian Empire (today in Ukraine), Kanev studied Natural Sciences and Economics at university in Crimea, and later social sciences at the University of London, the University of Vienna, and the School of Economics & Law in Tel Aviv. In 1917 he joined the Jewish Self Defense in Russia, and was one of the founders of the Russian branch of HeHalutz. He also served as a delegate to the Tzeiri Zion convention and the General Zionist Convention in St Petersburg.
In 1919 Kanev made aliyah to Palestine. The following year he fought in the battle at Tel Hai, and was wounded. He later helped found Gdud HaAvoda and attended the covention that established the Histadrut trade union. In 1923 he became one of the leaders of the Histadrut's medical services, and in 1947 he established the Institute for Social Research, where he served as a director.
Given a place on the Mapai list for the 1949 Knesset elections, he missed out on a seat as the party won 46 seats. However, he entered the Knesset on 20 April 1950 as a replacement for the deceased Avraham Taviv.[1] He lost his seat in the 1951 elections.
He died in 1980.