Esther Herlitz
| Esther Herlitz | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date of birth | 9 October 1921 |
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany |
| Year of aliyah | 1933 |
| Knessets | 8, 9 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 1979–1981 | Alignment |
Esther Herlitz (Hebrew: אסתר הרליץ, born 9 October 1921) is a former Israeli diplomat and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment between 1973 and 1977 and again from 1979 until 1981.
Biography
Born in Berlin in Germany in 1921, Herlitz made aliyah to Mandatory Palestine in 1933. She attended high school in Jerusalem, and studied at a teachers seminary and the Foreign Service school.
In 1948 she began working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She served as consul to New York between 1955 and 1958, and as ambassador to Denmark from 1966 until 1971, as well as on several missions to the United Nations.[1] She was director of public relations for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the 1960s.[2]
Herlitz was also a member of Tel Aviv City Council, and chaired its culture committee between 1960 and 1964. In 1972 she founded the Centre for Volunteer Services, and the following year was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list. She lost her seat in the 1977 elections, but returned to the Knesset on 14 August 1979 as a replacement for the deceased Yehoshua Rabinovitz.[3] She lost her seat again in the 1981 elections.
Between 1977 and 1981 she served as secretary of the Tel Aviv branch of Na'amat, and was also on the organisation's central committee.[1]
See also
- Denmark-Israel relations
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Esther Herlitz: Public Activities Knesset website
- ↑ High ranking woman diplomat says: Israel Must Fill the Negev
- ↑ Knesset Members in the Ninth Knesset Knesset website
External links
- Esther Herlitz on the Knesset website