Abba Hushi date of birth:
May 23, 1898
How old was Abba Hushi when died?
70
Where was Abba Hushi born?
Turka, Ukraine
When did Abba Hushi die?
March 24, 1969
Where did Abba Hushi die?
Israel
Abba Hushi body shape:
Average
What color are Abba Hushi's eyes?
Blue
What color is Abba Hushi's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Abba Hushi gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Abba Hushi?
Jewish
What is Abba Hushi's ethnicity?
White
What is Abba Hushi nationality?
Israeli
What is Abba Hushi's occupation?
Politician
Short Biography
Abba Hushi (Hebrew: אבא חושי; born Abba Schneller; 1898 – 24 March 1969) was an Israeli politician who served as mayor of Haifa for eighteen years between 1951 to 1969. Hushi was one of the founders and activists of Hashomer Hatzair movement in Poland. In July 1920, he immigrated to Mandate Palestine with a group of 130 Jewish pioneers. There he took the Hebrew surname "Hushi" ["speedy"], a translation of his original name, Schneller. He built roads and drained swamps, and helped to found kibbutz Beit Alfa. He was one of the founding members of the Histadrut labor federation. In 1927, he settled in Haifa and joined the Ahdut HaAvoda party, which later merged with Mapai. He was secretary of the Haifa Workers Council from 1931 to 1951. Hushi was elected to Israel's first Knesset in 1949 as a member of Mapai. Before the 1951 elections, he left the government to become mayor of Haifa. As mayor, he helped to found the University of Haifa, the Haifa Theatre, the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, the Mane-Katz Museum and the Carmelit (Haifa's funicular railway).