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Miriam Ben-Porat (Miriam Shinezon) was born on 26 April, 1918 in Vitebsk, Russia, is a Supreme Court of Israel judge and State Comptroller of Israel (1918–2012). Discover Miriam Ben-Porat's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 94 years old?
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Miriam Shinezon |
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Supreme Court of Israel judge; State Comptroller of Israel |
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94 years old |
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Taurus |
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26 April, 1918 |
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26 April |
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Vitebsk, Russia |
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26 July, 2012 |
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Russia
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Miriam Ben-Porat Net Worth
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Miriam Ben-Porat (מרים בן פורת, née Shinezon, 26 April 1918 – 26 July 2012) was an Israeli jurist.
Miriam Shinezon (Ben-Porat) was born in 1918 in Vitebsk, Belarus (then Russia), the youngest of three sisters and four brothers.
She grew up in Lithuania, where her parents owned a textile factory.
After finishing high school in 1936, she immigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine by herself.
Most of her family was murdered in the Holocaust.
In the Yishuv, she changed her name to Ben-Porat.
She was one of the first women to study law at the Hebrew University, and in 1945 she was admitted to the bar.
In 1949 she began to work in the State Attorney's office, and by 1953 she became the deputy State Attorney.
In 1959 she was appointed as a judge in the Jerusalem District Court.
Her swearing-in ceremony was boycotted by the Israeli Bar Association.
Only following a public scandal, an apology was arranged between her and the Jerusalem Chamber of Advocates.
From 1964 through 1978, she was also a professor at the Hebrew University, specializing in contracts and commercial notes.
By 1975, she became the President of the Jerusalem District Court.
In 1977, she became the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court.
She was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Israel and the State Comptroller of Israel from 1988–1998.
In 1988, upon reaching the retirement age for judges, she was elected by the Knesset to be the State Comptroller.
She was the first woman to serve in this position.
After five years, she was reelected.
In 1990, she published a report on the Israeli water system that led to the dismissal of the water commissioner.
She also criticized government procedures for absorbing immigrants from the former Soviet Union; and the investigation of policemen accused of wrongdoing, which led to the establishment of the Justice Ministry police investigation unit.
In 1991, she exposed the funds transfer by Minister of Interior Aryeh Deri to Shas institutions, which led to his trial.
She also reported shortcomings in Israel's preparations to the Gulf War.
She stopped a deal planned by Housing Minister Ariel Sharon to purchase 20,000 apartments from one contractor company.
In 1992 she criticized the Housing Ministry, leading to the firing and indictment of Amidar chairman of the board, Uri Shani.
In 1993, the law of government companies was amended following a report she published in 1989.
She also managed to postpone a plan proposed by Finance Minister Avraham Shohat to sell Bank Hapoalim shares.
In 1994 she pointed out suspicions of Housing Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer's commitments to transfer funds to local authorities affiliated with the Labour Party.
In 1995, she assailed the Shin Bet for breaching the Landau Commission report on torture.
A criminal investigation was opened against major figures in the Ministry of Religious affairs, based on her report.
She also led to the amendment of the arrest law.
In 1996 she revealed that the Transportation Minister Israel Kessar had allotted funds to local authorities, preferring authorities whose heads are Labour Party members.
In 1997 she criticized the government's handling of the Israel Dockyards company during the time in which the company was in a state of temporary liquidation.
On July 4, 1998, at the end of two terms, she retired from her position as State Comptroller, although she stayed involved in public activity and writing.