John Hans Krebs

John Hans Krebs (December 17, 1926 – November 10, 2014) was an Israeli-American politician and attorney who served two terms as a U.S. Representative for California's 17th congressional district from 1975 to 1979.

Born in 1926 in Berlin, then in the Weimar Republic (now Germany), Krebs moved to British-mandated Palestine in 1933 and attended Balfour School (elementary), 1937.

As a young man, he volunteered for Haganah, a Jewish paramilitary group that supported the creation of an Israeli state.

Krebs was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth Congress, defeating four-term Republican Bob Mathias by a 52% to 48% margin.

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