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For sale a rare 'The City of New York' medal designed by Michael Lantz in 1948. This medal was the highest award conferred upon civilians by New York City. The medal was presented by the Mayor to those individuals who have demonstrated exceptional citizenship and outstanding achievement. It measures 2 3/4" (70 mm) diameter and is in mint condition. This medal has no inscription dedication. Cast in bronze by Medallic Art foundry New York. This is quite a large and heavy medal. (Listed on the medal are the New York City boroughs, Richmond was later named Staten Island.)
Namir, Mordechai
| Mordechai Namir | |
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| Date of Birth | February 23, 1897 |
| Place of Birth | Nemiroff , Russian Empire |
| Date of death | February 22 1975 (77 years old) |
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| Citizenship | |
| Repatriation year | 1924 |
| Knesset calls | 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 |
| Position in government | Minister of Labor ( 7 , 8 ) |
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| Education | |
Mordechai Namir ( Hebrew. מרדכי נמיר ; born Mordechai Nemirovsky ; 23 February 1897 the year , Nemiroff , Bratslav district , Podolsk province , Russian Empire - 22 February 1975 the year , Israel ) - Israeli politician, member of the Knesset ( 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 convocations), Minister of Labor in the seventh and eighthgovernments of Israel, husband of Knesset member and Minister of Environment , Labor and Welfare Ora Namir .
Biography
Mordechai Nemirovsky was born in the town of Nemirov , Russian Empire , now Ukraine . Received a traditional education in a cheder . He studied economics and jurisprudence at the Odessa University [1] .
In 1924 he repatriated to the territory of Mandatory Palestine , worked as a simple worker. In 1925, Nemirovsky got a job at the Davar newspaper [1] .
In 1935, Namir was elected to the Tel Aviv City Council , from 1936 to 1943, Namir was a member of the Tel Aviv Workers Council .
Mordechai Namir actively participated in the activities of the Haganah , being from 1933 a member of the command of the organization in Tel Aviv, and in 1946 became a member of the central headquarters of the Haganah [1] .
Soon after the creation of the State of Israel, Mordechai Namir was sent to the countries of Eastern Europe on a diplomatic mission, and from 1949 to 1950 he was Israel's representative in the Soviet Union .
In 1951, Mordechai Namir was first elected to the Knesset of the 2nd convocation , and then he was re-elected to the Knesset of the third , fourth , fifth and sixth convocations. For several cadences, he held a post on the Foreign Affairs and Security Commission [1] .
On June 19, 1956, Namir entered the Israeli government for the first time , replacing Golda Meir as Israel's Minister of Labor .
From 1951 to 1955 he headed the Histadrut . From 1960 to 1969, Namir was the mayor of Tel Aviv [1] .
Mordechai Namir died on February 22, 1975 in Israel.
Мордехай Намир (ивр. מרדכי נמיר; урожденный Мордехай Немировский; 23 февраля 1897 года, Немиров, Брацлавский уезд, Подольская губерния, Российская империя — 22 февраля 1975 года, Израиль) — израильский политический деятель, депутат кнессета (2, 3, 4, 5, 6 созывы), министр труда в седьмом и восьмом правительствах Израиля, муж депутата кнессета и министра экологии, труда и благосостояния Оры Намир.
Биография
Мордехай Немировский родился в местечке Немиров, Российской империи, ныне Украина. Получил традиционное образование в хедере. Обучался экономике и юриспруденции в Одесском университете[1].
В 1924 году репатриировался на территорию Подмандатной Палестины, работал простым рабочим. В 1925 году Немировский устроился работать в газету Давар[1].
В 1935 году Намир был избран в Городской совет Тель-Авива, с 1936 года по 1943 год Намир был членом рабочего совета Тель-Авива.
Мордехай Намир активно участвовал в деятельности Хаганы, будучи с 1933 года членом командования организации в Тель-Авиве, а в 1946 году вошел в состав центрального штаба Хаганы[1].
Вскоре после создания Государства Израиль Мордехай Намир был направлен в страны Восточной Европы с дипломатической миссией, а с 1949 года по 1950 год он был представителем Израиля в Советском Союзе.
В 1951 году Мордехай Намир был впервые избран в кнессет 2-го созыва, а затем он переизбирался в кнессет третьего, четвертого, пятого и шестого созыва. В течение нескольких каденций занимал пост в комиссии по иностранным делам и безопасности[1].
19 июня 1956 года Намир впервые вошел в правительство Израиля, сменив Голду Меир на посту министра труда Израиля.
С 1951 по 1955 год возглавлял Гистадрут. С 1960 по 1969 год Намир был мэром Тель-Авива[1].
Мордехай Намир умер 22 февраля 1975 года в Израиле.
his wife-
Namir, Ora
| Ora Namir | |||||||
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| Hebrew אורה נמיר | |||||||
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| Head of the government | Yitzhak Rabin | ||||||
| Predecessor | Yitzhak Shamir | ||||||
| Successor | Yossi Sarid | ||||||
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| Head of the government | Yitzhak Rabin / Shimon Peres | ||||||
| Predecessor | Yitzhak Rabin | ||||||
| Successor | Eli Ishai | ||||||
| Birth | September 1, 1930 [1] Hadera,Mandatory Palestine | ||||||
| Death | July 7 2019 (88 years old) | ||||||
| Burial place | moshav Hogla | ||||||
| Birth name | Ora Toyb | ||||||
| Spouse | Mordechai Namir | ||||||
| The consignment | Mapai / Avoda / Am Echad | ||||||
| Education | |||||||
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Ora Namir ( Hebrew. אורה נמיר , nee. Toiba , Hebrew. טויב ; 1 September 1930 , Hadera , Mandatory Palestine - on July 7 2019 , Tel Aviv ) - Israeli politician and diplomat, the wife of Mordechai Namir . Member of the six convocations of the Knesset , Chairman of the Knesset Commissions on Education and Culture and on Labor and Welfare , Minister of Environment and Minister of Labor and Welfare of Israel, Ambassador of Israel to the People's Republic of China and Mongolia.
Biography
She was born in 1930 in Hadera into a family of Jewish settlers Pinchas Toiba and Miriam Trakhtenberg. In 1936 the family moved to the Kogla moshav . There, Ora graduated from the eight classes of the school, after which she continued her education at the kibbutz Givat Haim , and then at the pedagogical seminary. Levinsky and kibbutz Givat ha-Shlosha [2] .
In 1948, during the Israeli War of Independence , she joined the Haganah . She graduated from the war as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces [2] . During the work of the 2nd Knesset, she held the post of secretary of the Mapai faction in the Knesset and the leadership of the ruling coalition [3] . In the early 1950s, she was sent to New York as secretary of the Israeli delegation to the UN . During her stay in New York, she gave Hebrew lessons to the then Consul General of Israel in the United States, Abraham Harman, and at the same time studied at Hunter College , where she studied antiquityand English literature. Toib was unable to complete her studies due to lack of funding and a severe injury sustained while playing sports, which forced her to return to Israel [2] .
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In 1959 Ora Toiba married Mordechai Namir - MKs from Mapai and future mayor of Tel Aviv , who was 33 years older than her [4] . This marriage lasted 15 years, the spouses did not have children [5] . Being the mayor's wife, Ora Namir took an active part in public life, in 1967 he was appointed general secretary of the Tel Aviv branch of the socialist Zionist organization " Moetset Poalot " [4] . She held this position until 1979 [2] , from 1970 to 1974, combining it with the post of a member of the executive committee of the women's Zionist organization "Naamat" [3] .
In 1973, Namir was first elected to the Knesset from the center-left Maarah bloc and then re-elected to the Knesset five more times. In her first convocation of the Knesset, she again acted as secretary of the Mapai faction and the ruling coalition [2] . In the Knesset of the 9th and 10th convocations, she served as the chairman of the Commission on Education and Culture , and in the Knesset of the 11th and 12th convocations - the Commission on Labor and Welfare . Namir also chaired the Joint Youth Crime Commission (9th Knesset) and the Sports Subcommittee (10th Knesset) [3]... In 1987 she was one of the initiators of the adoption of the law on equal retirement age for men and women, the following year - the law on equal employment opportunities, and in the mid-1990s - the law on equal wages for workers of both sexes. In addition, she was among the deputies who in 1987 prepared the law on the minimum wage [2] .
In 1975, the year declared by the UN as the International Year of Women , then Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin appointed Namir to chair a commission to investigate the status of women in Israel. The commission's two-volume report, drawn up after two years of work, contained numerous facts about the inequality of women in Israel and 140 recommendations to remedy this situation (including the booking of a quarter of parliamentary seats in the Knesset for women, the appointment of women to command posts in the armed forces, special benefits for single mothers and free compulsory education for children of all ages from the age of three [4] ). In 1984, Namir became one of the founders of the Lobby for Women in Israel. [2]... Taking leftist positions in the party, Namir already in 1986 called for direct negotiations with the Palestinians , including the Palestine Liberation Organization [6] .
Before the 1992 elections to the 12th Knesset, Namir was one of four candidates for the Labor Party leader , along with Rabin, Shimon Peres and Israel Keysar . Despite the fact that she was the last in this race, Namir, as a result of the primaries , took the 4th place in the pre-election list of Avoda, strengthening her position as the first lady of this party [5] . After winning the election, Rabin, who became prime minister again, appointed her to the post of Minister of the Environment.... However, she did not stay in this position for long, since she was not interested in environmental issues: it is known, in particular, that she rejected demands to close down enterprises that pollute the environment, as this would mean the loss of jobs for those employed in production [4] . Namir authoritarian style of leadership made a number of employees to leave the ministry for the short time that she had led and activists conservationists have criticized it for failing to listen to the experts [7] .
Thereafter, from late 1992 to May 1996, Namir headed the Ministry of Labor and Welfare of Israel [2] . During these years, her ministry has been actively working to improve working conditions, as well as social protection of the unemployed. The process of lowering the unemployment rate was started, which later fell from 12% to 6% [5] . At the same time, as minister, Namir in 1994 was marked by a scandalous statement about new immigrants from the countries of the former USSR , stating: “A third of immigrants from the former USSR are old people, a third are disabled, and almost a third are single mothers” [6] .
In 1995, Namir led the Israeli delegation to a UN conference on women in China. In the mid-1990s, she was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, which raised fears for her life, but thanks to a quick and high-quality operation, she survived [4] . Before the 1996 elections, Namir took only 13th place in the Labor Party primaries, losing in particular to Dalia Itzik . After that, she decided to leave politics and was appointed Israel's ambassador to the PRC [6] . She was the third person and the first woman in this position, while serving as ambassador to Mongolia. [4]... Namir held these posts until 2000. Her work as a diplomat was highly appreciated both by the Chinese side and by the Minister of National Infrastructure Ariel Sharon who visited Mongolia in 1998 [2] .
After finishing her work in China and Mongolia, Namir returned to Tel Aviv [2] . In 2003, she made an attempt to return to political life and ran for the Knesset from the Amir Peretz “ Am Echad ” list , but did not get into the number of candidates who passed from this party to the Knesset [6] . Namir died in July 2019 in Tel Aviv at the age of 88 and was buried in the Hogla moshav, where she spent her childhood and youth [4] .