Aharon Yadlin | |
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אהרן ידלין | |
 Yadlin in 1966 | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 1974–1977 | |
| Member ofKnesset | |
| In office 1959–1981 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1926-04-17)17 April 1926 Ben Shemen,British Mandate |
| Died | 12 August 2022(2022-08-12) (aged 96) |
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| Awards | Israel Prize (2010) |
Aharon Yadlin (Hebrew:אהרן ידלין; 17 April 1926 – 12 August 2022), was an Israeli educator and politician.
Aharon Yadlin was born in Tel Aviv and grew up inmoshavBen Shemen and Rehovot during theMandate era. He was active in the localscouting movement and served as its national coordinator. In 1946 he participated in the11 points in the Negev project and was among the founders ofkibbutzBe'eri. During the1948 Arab-Israeli War he joined thePalmah.[1]
From 1950 to 1952 he was a member of the executive committee of theHistadrut. He received an MA in history, economics and sociology from theHebrew University. After the split inHaKibbutz HaMeuhad he moved to kibbutzHatzerim. He was one of the founders ofBeit Berl Academic College, where he taught sociology and served as its acting director from 1955 to 1957. From 1964 to 1972 he was chairman ofMapai's public committee for youth movements.[1]
In 1960 he was elected to the fourthKnesset and again to the fifth in 1964, and remained an MK until 1979. He was a member of the Economic Affairs, Education and Culture, Constitution, Law and Justice, Internal Affairs, and the Foreign Affairs & Defense committees. In the ninth Knesset he was chairman of the Education committee. From 1964 to 1972 he was DeputyMinister of Education, and from 1972 to 1974 was secretary general of theLabor Party. From 1974 to 1977 he served as Minister of Education. He set in motion a long school day program indevelopment towns and poverty stricken areas.[1]
After his retirement from the Knesset in 1979 he served in several public roles, including secretary general of theUnited Kibbutz Movement from 1985 to 1989. He had three sons and eleven grandchildren.[2] One of his sons isIDF General (res.)Amos Yadlin.
Yadlin died on 12 August 2022, at the age of 96.[3]
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