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Haim-Moshe Shapira was born on 26 March, 1902 in Grodno, Russian Empire, is an Israeli politician (1902–1970). Discover Haim-Moshe Shapira's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

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Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 26 March, 1902
Birthday 26 March
Birthplace Grodno, Russian Empire
Date of death 16 July, 1970
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Nationality Russia

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1902

Haim-Moshe Shapira (חיים משה שפירא, 26 March 1902 – 16 July 1970) was a key Israeli politician in the early days of the state's existence.

1919

He worked in the Education and Culture department of the National Jewish Council in Kaunas (now in Lithuania), and in 1919 set up the Young Mizrachi, which became a leading player in the religious Zionist youth movement in Lithuania.

1922

In 1922 he started work as a teacher at an ultra-orthodox school in Vilnius, and also served on the board of the Mizrachi group in the city.

1923

Between 1923 and 1924 he was active in the Young Mizrachi group in Warsaw, before attending a Rabbinical Seminary in Berlin between 1924 and 1925.

1925

In 1925 he was a delegate at the Zionist Congress, where he was elected onto the executive committee.

In the same year he immigrated to Mandatory Palestine.

1928

In 1928 he was elected onto the Central Committee of the Hapoel HaMizrachi movement, and also served as a member of the World Mizrachi committee.

1936

In 1936 he was elected as a member of the Zionist Directorate and became a director of the Aliyah department of the Jewish Agency, a role he filled until 1948.

1938

In 1938 he was sent on a special mission to try to save Jews in Austria following the takeover by Nazi Germany.

Shapira was one of the people to sign Israel's declaration of independence, and was immediately appointed Minister of Health and Minister of Immigration in David Ben-Gurion's provisional government.

1948

A signatory of Israel's declaration of independence, he served continuously as a minister from the country's foundation in 1948 until his death in 1970 apart from a brief spell in the late 1950s.

Haim-Moshe Shapira was born to Zalman Shapira and Rosa Krupnik in the Russian Empire in Grodno in what is today Belarus.

He was educated in heder and a yeshiva, where he organised a youth group called Bnei Zion (Sons of Zion).

When military actions were debated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Shapira voiced moderate and careful positions.

After the state was founded, he supported giving a hundred thousand Palestinian refugees the option to return to Israel in exchange for a peace accord.

Regarding the Deir Yassin and Qibya affairs, he said, "It's wrong from a Jewish perspective. Jews should not act like that".

His opinion differed from others in his party, including Zalman Shragai.

1949

In Israel's first elections in 1949, Shapira won a seat as a member of the United Religious Front bloc, an alliance of Agudat Yisrael, Poalei Agudat Yisrael, Mizrachi and his Hapoel HaMizrachi party.

He was reappointed to his previous ministerial posts, and also became Minister of Internal Affairs.

1951

After the 1951 elections in which Hapoel HaMizrachi ran as an independent party, Shapira was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister of Religions.

1952

Following a cabinet reshuffle in 1952, he lost the Internal Affairs portfolio, but was appointed Minister of Welfare instead.

1955

Another reshuffle in 1955 saw him regain the Internal Affairs portfolio.

The 1955 elections saw Mizrachi and Hapoel HaMizrachi run as a combined bloc, the National Religious Front, which later became the National Religious Party (NRP).

Shapira was reappointed Minister of Religions and Minister of Welfare.

1956

Shapira supported retreat from the Sinai Peninsula after the 1956 Suez Crisis.

He said: "A bit more modesty, a bit less vanity and pride won't be unhelpful to us".

In this context, he cited the decision of Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakai to negotiate with the Romans.

Shapira was the most vocal of the ministers opposing a pre-emptive Israeli attack before the Six Day War.

"How dare you go to war when all the circumstances are against us", he said to the IDF's chief of staff, Yitzhak Rabin.

The other National Religious Party ministers joined Shapira in this stance.

1957

In 1957 he was seriously injured by a hand grenade thrown into the Knesset by Moshe Dwek, but survived.

1958

He and all other NRP ministers resigned from the cabinet in July 1958, marking the only spell he spent out of office during his time in Israel.

1959

Following the 1959 elections, Shapira returned to the cabinet as Minister of Internal Affairs.

1961

After the early elections in 1961, he re-added the health portfolio to his roles.

1965

After elections in 1965 Shapira became just Internal Affairs Minister, a role he retained again after the 1969 elections.

1970

He died in office on 16 July 1970.

Shapira belonged to the dovish camp of religious Zionism.

This camp held considerable power before the Six-Day War, but was weakened significantly after the war in favor of hawkish Gush Emunim, whose spiritual leader was Rabbi Zvi Yehuda Kook.

Before the state of Israel was founded, Shapira opposed the dissident military organizations, Irgun and the Stern Gang, although he resigned in response to the attack on the Irgun arms ship Altalena, ordered by David Ben-Gurion.

Before the United Nations voted in favor of the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine, Shapira took a minority position in his movement, supporting the plan.