Tommy Lapid
Politician
1931 – 2008
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Who was Tommy Lapid?
Yosef "Tommy" Lapid was an Israeli radio and television presenter, journalist, politician and government minister known for his sharp tongue and acerbic wit. Lapid headed the secular-liberal Shinui party from 1999 to 2006. He fiercely opposed the ultra-orthodox political parties and actively sought to exclude any religious observance from the legal structure of the Israeli State.
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- Born
- Dec 27, 1931
Novi Sad - Also known as
- Tomislav Lampel
- Yosef Lapid
- Joseph Lapid
- Tommy
- Spouses
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Israel
- Profession
- Education
- Tel Aviv University
Law
( - 1957)
- Tel Aviv University
- Lived in
- Novi Sad
- Died
- Jun 1, 2008
Tel Aviv
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on July 23, 2013
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