Sarah Kafrit
Sarah Kafrit (Belarusian: Сара Кафрыт; Hebrew: שרה כפרית, 26 July 1900 – 1 June 1983) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai between 1951 and 1959.
| Sarah Kafrit | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 July 1900 |
| Place of birth | Minsk, Russian Empire |
| Year of aliyah | 1920 |
| Date of death | 1 June 1983 (aged 82) |
| Knessets | 2, 3 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 1951–1959 | Mapai |
Biography
Born in Minsk in the Russian Empire (today in Belarus), Kafrit was educated at a local high school. Having joined Poale Zion in her home town, she made aliyah to Palestine in 1920. After studying at a Kindergarten Seminary in Tel Aviv. She worked as a nursery teacher at Mikveh Israel and Nahalal. In 1927, she was amongst the founders of moshav Kfar Yehoshua, and was later secretary of the Moshavim Movement. She also became a member of the secretariat of Women's Councils, and travelled aboard as an emissary (to the United States in 1946, and South Africa in 1958).
A member of the Mapai central committee, she was a member of the Assembly of Representatives. She was placed thirtieth on the party's list for the 1951 Knesset elections[1] and entered the legislature as Mapai won 45 seats. She was re-elected in 1955 after being placed 35th on the Mapai list[2] but lost her seat in the 1959 elections.
She died in 1983 at the age of 82.
References
- Mapai list 1951 Israel Democracy Institute
- Mapai list 1955 Israel Democracy Institute
