Mordechai Ish-Shalom
Mordechai Ish-Shalom (Hebrew: מרדכי איש-שלום), (1902–1991), was an Israeli politician and labor leader.
He was the Mayor of West Jerusalem from 1959 to 1965.
Mordechai Ish-Shalom | |
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| Mayor of Jerusalem | |
| In office 1959–1965 | |
| Preceded by | Gershon Agron |
| Succeeded by | Teddy Kollek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1902 Lithuania, Russian Empire |
| Died | 21 February 1991 (age 88 or 89) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Political party | Mapai |
Biography
Mordechai Ish-Shalom was born in Lithuania during the reign of the Russian Empire. He immigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1923. His labor career began in the Stonecutters' Union in 1935; he then rose through the ranks of the Histadrut, the Israeli trade union congress.
In 1964, Ish-Shalom established an interdisciplinary professional team to plan the modernization of Jerusalem.
In the 1970s, he was instrumental in the development of Kiryat Wolfson, a five-tower high-rise project overlooking Sacher Park.
Ish-Shalom died on 21 February 1991.
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