8 December 1885 Moscow, Russian Empire (now Russia)
Died
28 January 1959(1959-01-28) (aged 73) Jerusalem
Political party
Workers' Party
Joseph Sprinzak (Hebrew: יוסף שפרינצק, romanized: Yosef Sprinzak; 8 December 1885 – 28 January 1959) was a leading Zionist activist in the first half of the 20th century, an Israeli politician, and the first Speaker of the Knesset, a role he held from 1949 until his death in 1959.
Joseph Sprinzak (Hebrew: יוסף שפרינצק, romanized: YosefSprinzak; 8 December 1885 – 28 January 1959) was a leading Zionist activist in the first half...
Palestine from 1905 until 1930. It was founded by A.D. Gordon, Yosef Aharonovich, YosefSprinzak and followed a non-Marxist, Zionist, socialist agenda. Hapoel...
Knesset. Upon Weizmann's death on 9 November 1952, Knesset Speaker YosefSprinzak took over as Acting President of Israel until the inauguration of Yitzhak...
speakers became settled and continue to live to this day. Named after YosefSprinzak, and is one of the oldest in Bat Yam, with most of its houses built...
Ben-Gurion (1955–63) Levi Eshkol (1963–68) Founders David Ben-Gurion YosefSprinzak Founded 5 January 1930 (1930-01-05) Dissolved 23 January 1968 (1968-01-23)...
He was particularly involved in work on desalinisation. His father, YosefSprinzak, was a politician in the early days of the state, and was a member of...
election, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, taking office on 16 December, Knesset speaker YosefSprinzak served as acting president. There were four candidates: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi:...
road to Tel Aviv.[citation needed] Kiryat Sprinzak was established in the 1960s. It is named after YosefSprinzak.[citation needed] The neighbourhood is...
Incumbent Amir Ohana since 29 December 2022 Seat Jerusalem, Israel Appointer Knesset Formation 14 February 1949 First holder YosefSprinzak Website Knesset...
Communities and the Democratic List of Nazareth, and there were 12 ministers. YosefSprinzak of Mapai was appointed as the speaker. On 16 February 1949, the First...
Other notable graves are those of the first speaker of the Knesset, YosefSprinzak and his wife Hanna, the first Minister of Finance, Eliezer Kaplan, Jerusalem...
joined the General Zionists. As with the first Knesset, the speaker was YosefSprinzak. The second Knesset started with David Ben-Gurion forming the third...
Nahum ben Joseph Samuel Sokolow (Hebrew: נחום ט' סוקולוב Nachum ben Yosef Shmuel Soqolov, Yiddish: סאָקאָלאָוו; 10 January 1859 – 17 May 1936) was a Zionist...
light on the people of this holy land, and through it, the whole world" YosefSprinzak, the presiding officer in the Knesset, gave a long speech at that ceremony...
split or merged. As with the first and second Knesset, the speaker was YosefSprinzak until his death on 28 January 1959. He was replaced by Ahdut HaAvoda's...
the Porat Yosef Yeshiva and decided to form an organisation with the aim of arousing Jewish pride. Five of us were involved. — Ehud Sprinzak, Brother Against...
Responses to Terrorism". Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Sprinzak, Ehud; Sprinzak, Senior Lecturer Department of Political Science Ehud (May 13,...
1957. Retrieved 5 February 2024. "American Zionist Groups Mourn Death of Sprinzak; Issue Tribute". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 30 January 1959. Retrieved...
Kamenev (1883–1936), Bolshevik revolutionary; prominent Soviet politician YosefSprinzak (1885–1959), Israeli politician, Zionist and the first Speaker of the...
National Institutions Building in Jerusalem. Speaker of the Knesset YosefSprinzak and the Chairman of the Zionist Executive Berl Locker delivered eulogies...
of the Knesset, serving for 10 years, the second longest term after YosefSprinzak. Following the sudden death of Yitzhak Ben-Zvi on 23 April 1963, he...
Ben-Gurion (Mapai) President of Israel – Chaim Weizmann until 9 November, (YosefSprinzak, acting president 9 November to 16 December), Yitzhak Ben-Zvi from 16...
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