Simha Tzabari
Israeli politician (1913–2004)
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Simha Tzabari (Hebrew: שמחה צברי; 1913–2004) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the central committee of the illegal Palestine Communist Party.
Simha Tzabari | |
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שמחה צברי | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1913 |
| Died | 2004 (aged 90–91) |
| Party | |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Early life and education
Tzabari was born in Tel Aviv in 1913, and her parents were Yemenite Jewish workers.[1] She had five siblings, including Rahel.[1] She attended Yehieli Girls School in the Neve Tzedek neighborhood of Tel Aviv.[1] During her studies she became a revolutionary and was trained at the Communist University of the Toilers of the East in Moscow in the early 1930s.[1][2] At age 21 she became a member of the central committee of the Palestinian Communist Party which had been illegally operating.[1]
Career and activities
Tzabari worked at a factory and was a member of the Communist Youth League.[1] She launched the Jewish branch of the Palestine Communist Party to organize activities in the cities of Jerusalem, Haifa, and Tel Aviv.[3] However, it was closed in 1939 due to the conflicts between the group and the leadership of the party.[3] In the 1940s she continued to be one of the leading members of the party.[4] Following the establishment of Israel in 1948 she joined the leftist political party Mapam.[1] She retired from politics in 1954 and attended a high school obtaining a diploma.[1] She worked as a teacher of Arabic at a school in Ramla.[1]
Personal life and death
Tzabari did not get married and had no children.[1] She had an affair with Radwan Al Hilu, general secretary of the Palestine Communist Party.[5][6]
She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2002 and died in October 2004.[1]