His National – Political Activities

Israel Yeshayahu: Photographs of his National – Political Activities

Photographs of Israel Yeshayahu’s life long national, political and social activities. The photos serve as an historical sample of the enterprise of the establishment of The State of Israel, depicted through Yeshayahu’s prolific activities and contribution to this enterprise.

Presentation

 

Yeshayahu in the Zionist Congress in Basel, 1946

Yeshayahu with Yemenite activists in the hut of the President of the State, Ben Zvi, during the fifties

In the “Hashed” camp of Yemenite OLIM (new immigrants), with a delegation of public figures in 1949

At a convention of Party Factions in Beit Berl, Festival of Sukkot (Tabernacles), 1955. Yeshayahu next to Moshe Dayan

In a convention of MAPAI (Labor) Party, with his wife, Rina, during the fifties

With a Yemenite child in the camp of Yemenite OLIM, 1950

Yeshayahu with Moshe Sharett during a convention, 1955

A tour of The Police Academy in Shefar’am, 1957

Yeshayahu and his wife in the 9th MAPAI Party convention, 1963

Yeshayahu in the chambers of President of the State,
Shazar, on the President’s 75th birthday, 1964

Yeshayahu addressing the 10th convention of MAPAI, with Shazar,
Ben-Gurion and Abba Evan

Yeshayahu with Golda Meir, after his election to Minister of
Postal Services and Communication, 1967

Yeshayahu, Speaker of the Knesset, in his chambers, 1976

Yeshayahu in The Sixth World Jewish Congress on Judaic Sciences in Jerusalem, 1973

Yeshayahu meets MIA’s upon their return from Syria, 1974

Yeshayahu with his wife, Rina, at a reception, attended by Rabbi Goren and General Arik Sharon

Yeshayahu, Man of Tradition, in a ceremony inaugurating a new Torah Scroll in the Yemenite Community

Golda Meir shaking his hand upon his election to Secretary General of the Labor Party, 1971

Yeshayahu hands over the gavel to Yitzhak Shamir, the new Speaker of the Knesset, 1977

Yeshayahu delivers speech and greetings at the opening of The 25th Independence Day festivities on Mt. Herzl

 

 

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