Eliezer Waldman
Israeli politician and rabbi
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| Intro | Israeli politician and rabbi | |
| Places | Israel | |
| is | Politician Rabbi | |
| Work field | Religion Politics | |
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| Birth | 11 February 1937, Petah Tikva | |
| Age | 87 years | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
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Eliezer Waldman (Hebrew: אליעזר ולדמן, born 11 February 1937) is an Israeli rabbi and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Tehiya between 1984 and 1990.
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Born in Petah Tikva during the Mandate era, Waldman attended Yeshiva University and Brooklyn College. He became head of the Special Yeshiva in Hebron in 1972, and was one of the leaders of Jewish settlement in the city and one of the founders of the Kiryat Arba settlement. He was also amongst the founders of the Gush Emunim movement and the Tehiya party. In 1984 he was elected to the Knesset on the party's list. He was re-elected in 1988, but resigned from the Knesset on 31 January 1990, and was replaced by Elyakim Haetzni.