page_title: Avraham Herzfeld
section_title: Public and political career
hierarchical_section_title: Avraham Herzfeld / Public and political career
caption_attribution_description: English: Avraham Herzfeld giving a speech during the establishment of Kibbutz Harel, 27th October 1948 العربية: ابراهام هرتسفيلد يلقي كلمة خلال إنشاء كيبوتس هاريل ، 27 أكتوبر 1948
context_page_description: Avraham Herzfeld was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician.
context_section_description: During World War I, Herzfeld was active on behalf of Yishuv members arrested by the Ottoman authorities. From 1914 to 1918 he was a member of the Poale Zion party. He was one of the founders of the Ahdut HaAvoda party in 1919 and one of its active members until 1930, when he joined Mapai. In 1920, he was one of the founders of the Histadrut. He was also one of leaders of the Agricultural Association in Palestine.
  He headed the settlement department of the Agricultural Association and was involved in the establishment of new settlements for forty years. He was a member of the Jewish National Fund from 1949 to his death. He was known for his habit of bursting into song, sometimes in the middle of his speeches. On the establishment of kibbutz Hatzerim in 1946, he sang a popular song: "This is our fate, / Thus we are commanded, / This is the road, / This our aim, / We have not labored in vain".
  In 1949, Herzfeld was elected to the first Knesset for Mapai and remained an MK until 1965. He was a member of the Knesset's Finance Committee, to which he would refer as the "Finance Commission". After his retirement, he worked for the elderly. In 1972, he was awarded the Israel Prize for his special contribution to society and the State. He died in 1973. His house in Holon serves as a museum of the city's history.
caption: Avraham Herzfeld giving a speech during the establishment of Kibbutz Harel, 27 October 1948.
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