Zorach Warhaftig
Zorach Warhaftig | |
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| זרח ורהפטיג | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1961–1974 | Minister of Religions |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1949–1951 | United Religious Front |
| 1951–1955 | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| 1955–1969 | National Religious Party |
| 1974–1981 | National Religious Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1906 Volkovysk, Russian Empire |
| Died | 26 September 2002 (aged 96) |
| Signature | |
Zorach or Zorah Wahrhaftig (Yiddish: זורח ורהפטיג), also known as Zerach Warhaftig (Hebrew: זרח ורהפטיג; 2 February 1906 – 26 September 2002), was an Israeli rabbi, lawyer, and politician. He was a signatory of Israel's Declaration of Independence. In 1940, he was one of the people who influenced the Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara to issue life-saving transit visas, and later he became one of the first members of Israel's Knesset and the author of the country's Law of Return.