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Tamar Eshel
Israeli politician

Tamar Eshel

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Tamar Eshel
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Tamar Eshel (Hebrew: תמר אשל‎‎; born 24 July 1920) is a former Israeli diplomat and politician.

Biography

Tamar Eshel was born in London while her parents were emissaries of the Jewish Agency in England. Eshel returned with them to Mandatory Palestine in 1923. Her mother was a member of the well-known Feinberg and Belkind families and a sister of Avshalom Feinberg. Her father was among the first attorneys in the territory. Upon their return to Palestine they settled in Haifa, where Eshel graduated from the Hebrew Reali School. She went on to study oriental studies at the University of London.

Tamar Eshel in Jerusalem, 1977

While in London she was active with the Haganah and in the 1940s she headed its immigration office in France.

Diplomatic and political career

Following the establishment of Israel in 1948 she began working in Jerusalem for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Eshel represented the ministry in its delegations to the United Nations and held various positions on its behalf in the Prime Minister's Office. In 1968, towards her retirement from the ministry, she was given the title of Ambassador.

In the 1970s Eshel served as a member of Jerusalem City Council and as deputy mayor to Teddy Kollek. She was also head of the Na'amat women's organization, until her election to the Knesset on the Alignment list in 1977. She retained her seat in the 1981 elections and remained in office until the 1984 elections.

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