Shmuel Tamir
Israeli politician
Died when: 64 years 111 days (771 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Shmuel M.Tamir (Hebrew: ????? ????, born Shmuel Katznelson; 10 March 1923 – 29 June 1987) was a prominent Israeli independence fighter, lawyer, patriot and Knesset member.
After a successful career fighting the British he entered the Knesset from 1965 to 1980, rising to become Minister of Justice in the government of Menachem Begin from 1977 until 1980.
Tamir was an ardent anti-Nazi leading proactive legal cases to prosecute perpetrators of the Holocaust and war criminals.Tamir's maverick politics finally led him into an independent politician after several attempts of coalition with nationalist right-wing parties.
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