Shlomo Neeman
Shlomo Ne'eman
Shlomo Ne'eman (born in 1973) is a senior Israeli government activist and politician, who has been the head of the Gush Etzion Regional Council since February 2017. 1. Biography 2. Career 3. Personal life 4. External Links 5. References
Biography
Ne'eman was born in 1973 in Birobidzhan, the capital of the Jewish Autonomous Region of the Soviet Union (now Russia). From an early age he participated in Jewish and Zionist activities in his city and at the age of 16, he founded the Betar movement's branch in Birobidzhan and became the commander of the MAOZ. In the same year, 1990, he immigrated to Israel. He first lived in Jerusalem and since 1991, he has been a resident of Carmi Tzur in Gush Etzion. A graduate of Har Etzion Yeshiva, and an educator by trade, he is also a graduate of Yaakov Herzog College. He served in the IDF as a combat medic in the tanks division, and after his release he was transferred to the reserves as a military rabbi.
Career
Since 2000, Ne'eman has held a number of positions in the Jewish Agency, first as an emissary in Ukraine and Moldova, then as the director of the formal Jewish education system, and finally as the director of the Jewish Education Division in the former Soviet Union. In between, he also managed a philanthropic fund and an investment fund, and was a member of several boards of various public companies and more. He served as Senior Adviser to the Minister of Jerusalem and Heritage and Minister of Environmental Protection Ze’ev Elkin.
On February 14, 2017, he was elected chairman of the Gush Etzion Regional Council, after running against former deputy head of the council Moshe Seville, in a special election announced following the resignation of David Pearl from the chairmanship of the council. In the 2018 local elections, held on October 30, he defeated Moshe Seville again, in the second round of voting, receiving 56 percent of the vote. Most of his work at the Gush Etzion Regional Council is focused on development and construction in the region and promoting the process of applying Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.
Personal life
Ne’eman is married to his wife Shlomit, has five children and three grandchildren.
External Links
Shlomo Ne’eman in Wikimedia Commons Shlomo Ne’eman on Facebook Shlomo Ne’eman on Twitter
References
1 Edo ben porat, selected head council at the Temple Mount, channel 7 site, 15/2/2017
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