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Israeli politician (1886?1969)
Avraham Krinitzi
, sometimes spelled
Krinizi
, (
Hebrew
:
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; 26 December 1886 ? 13 November 1969) was an Israeli politician who served as the first mayor of
Ramat Gan
between 1926 and 1969.
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Biography
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Avraham Krinitzi was born in
Grodno
in the
Russian Empire
(in present-day
Belarus
). In 1905 he
immigrated
to
Ottoman-ruled
Palestine
during the
Second Aliyah
. He became involved in settlement activities and security and was one of the early members of the
Haganah
. During
World War I
he worked for the Ottoman railways.
In November 1969, shortly after his
election
for mayor for the twelfth term, he died in a car accident along with his son-in-law Yeshayahu Shmuelevich and his driver Baruch Azani. The three were buried in a special gravesite at the
Ramat Gan National Park
.
Political career
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Avraham Krinitzi with High Commissioner
Lord Gort
, April 1945
In 1926, the Mandatory Palestine government granted Ramat Gan the status of a
local council
, and Krinitzi became its first Head. Between 1926 and his death in 1969 he won twelve consecutive elections, and his term in office of 43 years (24 years as the Head of the Council and another 19 years as mayor) is thought to be a world record. During his term in offices, he oversaw a succession of coalitions between right-wing and centrist parties.
Commemoration
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In his will, written in June 1966, he left his home to the municipality to be used for public and cultural purposes. Today the house as a museum and archive the history of Ramat Gan with experiential training activities conducted for
tourists
and school
students
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