Daniel Auster
Israeli politician (1893–1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daniel Auster OBE (Hebrew: דניאל אוסטר, 7 May 1893 – 15 January 1963) was Mayor of Jerusalem in the final years of Mandatory Palestine, the first Jewish mayor of the city, and the first mayor of Jerusalem after Israeli independence.[1]
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Daniel Auster | |
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Mayor of Jerusalem | |
In office 1937–1938 | |
Preceded by | Husayn al-Khalidi |
Succeeded by | Mustafa al-Khalidi |
In office 1944–1948 | |
Preceded by | Mustafa al-Khalidi |
Succeeded by | Teddy Kollek (1967) |
Mayor of West Jerusalem | |
In office 1948–1950 | |
Succeeded by | Shlomo Zalman Shragai |
Personal details | |
Born | (1893-05-07)7 May 1893 Knihinin, Galicia, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 15 January 1963(1963-01-15) (aged 69) Israel |
Political party | General Zionists |
Spouse | Julia Auster |
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