Gideon Hausner

Israeli GPO photographer

• Was born on September 26, 1915, in Lviv, Galicia, which at the time belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
• In Lviv, he studied at a Hebrew elementary school.
• In 1927, at the age of 12, he and his family left Lviv, immigrated to the Land of Israel, and settled in Tel Aviv.
• In his youth he studied at the Herzliya Gymnasium and joined the ranks of the Haganah.
• He pursued his academic education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in philosophy and at the Mandatory School of Law in Jerusalem.
• In 1960, he was appointed Attorney General. During his tenure, he successfully handled numerous cases, most notably the Lavon Affair. He resigned from this position in 1963.
• In 1961, he served as the State’s chief prosecutor in the trial of Adolf Eichmann.
• From 1965, he served as a Member of Knesset, holding office in four consecutive Knessets on behalf of the Independent Liberals.
• He also served as a minister in the 16th and 17th governments.
• Between 1969 and 1989, he was Chairman of the International Council of Yad Vashem.
• He also published several books on law and the Holocaust over a span of more than two decades.
• He passed away on November 15, 1990.

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