Shimon Bejarano

Shimon Bejarano (Hebrew: שמעון בז'רנו, 28 September 1910 17 October 1971) was an Israeli industrialist and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the General Zionists between 1951 and 1959.

Shimon Bejarano
Date of birth28 September 1910
Place of birthPlovdiv, Bulgaria
Year of aliyah1936
Date of death17 October 1971(1971-10-17) (aged 61)
Knessets2, 3
Faction represented in Knesset
1951–1959General Zionists

Biography

Born in Plovdiv in Bulgaria, Bejarano was educated at the Fraunfeld gymnasium in Switzerland before studying economics at the University of Milan. He made aliyah to Mandatory Palestine in 1936. Together with his three brothers he established the Bejarno Bros cigarette factory and Assis Citrus juices and canned fruit plant.[1] A member of Bank Leumi's Board of directors, he was also a member of the Advisory Board of the Bank of Israel.[1]

Bejarano was a member of the General Zionists and was elected to the Knesset after being placed eighth on the party's list for the 1951 elections.[2] He was re-elected in 1955, but did not stand for re-election in the 1959 elections following the early death of his brothers Joseph and Moshe.

He died in 1971 at the age of 61.

References

  1. Shimon Bejarno: Public Activities Knesset
  2. General Zionists list Israel Democracy Institute
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