Shmuel Katz (politician)
Shmuel Katz | |
|---|---|
שמואל כץ | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1949–1951 | Herut |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1914 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Died | 9 May 2008 (aged 93) |
Shmuel "Mooki" Katz (Hebrew: שמואל "מוקי" כץ; 9 December 1914 – 9 May 2008) was an Israeli writer, historian and journalist. Prior to the formation of the State of Israel, he was a Zionist activist and member of the high command of Irgun, a proscribed paramilitary group. He was a member of the first Knesset and is also known for his biography of Jewish leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky.