Avraham Katz

Avraham Katz (Hebrew: אברהם כץ; 1931 – 13 August 1986)[1] was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Gahal and Likud between 1969 and 1981.

Born in Ness Ziona during the Mandate era, Katz was educated at the Herzliya Hebrew High School.

He went on to study literature, economics and geography at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, gaining a BA and MA and certification as a high school teacher.

[2] In 1969 Katz was elected to the Knesset on the Gahal list, an alliance of Herut and the Liberal Party (which the General Zionists had merged into in 1961).

He was re-elected again in 1977 and the following year became a member of the board of the Jewish Agency for Israel, also heading its Youth and Pioneering Department.