Avraham Krinitzi

Avraham Krinitzi, sometimes spelled Krinizi, (Hebrew: אברהם קריניצי; 26 December 1886 – 13 November 1969) was an Israeli politician who served as the first mayor of Ramat Gan between 1926 and 1969.

[1] Avraham Krinitzi was born in Grodno in the Russian Empire (in present-day Belarus).

In November 1969, shortly after his election for mayor for the twelfth term, he died in a car accident along with his son-in-law Yeshayahu Shmuelevich and his driver Baruch Azani.

In 1926, the Mandatory Palestine government granted Ramat Gan the status of a local council, and Krinitzi became its first Head.

Today the house as a museum and archive the history of Ramat Gan with experiential training activities conducted for tourists and school students.

Avraham Krinitzi with High Commissioner Lord Gort , April 1945