David Livschitz

David Livschitz (Hebrew: דָּוִד לִיבְשִׁיץ, 12 May 1897 – 30 October 1973) was a Russia-born Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapam, the Faction independent of Ahdut HaAvoda and Mapai between 1951 and 1959.

Born in the Russian Empire, Livschitz was a member of the Dror and HeHalutz youth movements in Poland.

Between 1927 and 1937 he was a leader of Poale Zion in France, and was also editor of the party's publications.

In 1938, he made aliyah to Mandatory Palestine, where he became secretary of Mapai in Tel Aviv.

[1] He retained his seat in the July 1951 elections, but on 20 January 1953, he and Hannah Lamdan broke away from the party to form the Faction independent of Ahdut HaAvoda (several other Mapam MKs had broken away to re-establish Ahdut HaAvoda).