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Esther Salmovitz

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Esther Salmovitz
Salmovitz in 1992
Faction represented in the Knesset
1992–1994Tzomet
1994–1995Yiud
1995–1996Atid
Personal details
Born (1948-04-08) 8 April 1948 (age 76)
Romania

Esther Salmovitz (Hebrew: אסתר סלמוביץ, born 8 April 1948) is an Israeli lawyer and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1992 and 1996.

Biography

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Born in Romania in 1948, Salomvitz immigrated to Israel in 1950.[1] After high school she studied real estate law, and took Open University course in history of the people of Israel.[1]

She joined the Tzomet party, and chaired its Nahariya branch.[1] She headed the party in Nahariya city council, and was a member of its Absorption and Education Committee.[1] She was elected to the Knesset on the Tzomet list in 1992.[1] However, on 7 February 1994 she left the party together with Alex Goldfarb and Gonen Segev to form Yiud,[2] which joined Yitzhak Rabin's coalition government. On 27 November 1995 she and Goldfarb left Yiud to establish Atid.[2] They both lost their seats in the 1996 elections, in which the party did not participate.

After leaving politics she completed a law degree at Netanya Academic College.[3]

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