Today’s Jewish birthday: Gideon Gadot

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Gideon Gadot, 1991 (Photo: Wikipedia)

Gideon Gadot (April 1, 1941 – September 21, 2012) was an Israeli journalist and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1984 and 1992.

Born Gideon Foreman in Bnei Brak during the Mandate era, Gadot was the nephew of Aryeh Ben-Eliezer. He attended the Mikveh Israel agricultural high school before studying sociology and communications at university in South Africa. He joined the Betar youth movement in 1951, and was a member of the organisation’s national leadership between 1965 and 1968. During his time in South Africa, he acted as an emissary for the organisation.

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