John Hans Krebs | |
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 Krebs, c. 1975 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's17th district | |
| In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Mathias |
| Succeeded by | Chip Pashayan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Hans Krebs (1926-12-17)December 17, 1926 Berlin,Weimar Republic (now Germany) |
| Died | November 10, 2014(2014-11-10) (aged 87) Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Hanna Krebs |
| Education | University of California at Berkeley (AB) University of California, Hastings (JD) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States Israel |
| Branch/service |  United States ArmyHaganah |
| Years of service | 1945 (Haganah) 1952 – 1954 (U.S. Army) |
| Rank | Corporal (U.S. Army) |
John Hans Krebs (December 17, 1926 – November 10, 2014) was an Israeli-American politician and attorney who served two terms as aU.S. Representative forCalifornia's 17th congressional district from 1975 to 1979.
Born in 1926 inBerlin, then in theWeimar Republic (nowGermany), Krebs moved to British-mandated Palestine in 1933 and attended Balfour School (elementary), 1937. He graduated from Ben Yehuda College in 1945. As a young man, he volunteered forHaganah, a Jewish paramilitary group that supported the creation of an Israeli state. Afterward, he immigrated to America in 1946 and obtained United States citizenship in 1954. He earned an A.B.,University of California at Berkeley in 1950 and an LL.B. from theUniversity of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1957.
He was admitted to the California bar in 1957 and commenced practice in Fresno in 1958. He served inUnited States Army from 1952 to 1954 and was a translator stationed in Germany. While in the army, he was a corporal in the infantry.[1] Krebs served as a member of the Fresno County Planning Commission from 1965 to 1969 and on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors from 1970 to 1974. He served as delegate, California State Democratic convention, 1966.
Krebs was elected as aDemocrat to theNinety-fourth Congress, defeating four-term RepublicanBob Mathias by a 52% to 48% margin. He served in theNinety-fourth andNinety-fifth Congresses (January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979). Because he grew up inthe British League of Nations Mandate of Palestine (known as Mandatory Palestine) and held a passport from Mandatory Palestine before emigrating to the United States, Krebs is considered by The Jewish Press to have been thefirst Palestinian American to serve in Congress.[2] However, other sources, including Haaretz, considerJohn E. Sununu to have been the firstPalestinian American to have served in Congress.[3]
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978 to theNinety-sixth Congress, losing toCharles Pashayan, Jr.
He was a resident ofFresno, California.
Krebs died on November 10, 2014, in Fresno, California.[4] The John Krebs Wilderness inSequoia National Park was named after him in 2009.[5]
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