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Gabriel Bach

Gabriel Bach

  • Was born on March 13, 1927, in Halberstadt, Germany.
    In the same year, he moved with his family to live in Berlin.
  • In 1938, he moved with his family to live in Amsterdam, Holland.
  • In 1940 he immigrated with his family to the Land of Israel.
  • From 1943 he was a member of the "Hagana" organization.
  • In 1945 he graduated from high school in Beit Hakarem in Jerusalem.
  • He began his law studies at the Hebrew University and graduated with honors in 1950 in London. After that, he remained in England and interned in the office of David Weizman, a lawyer and member of the British Parliament.
  • Between the years 1953-1951 served in the military prosecutor's office in the IDF and finished his military service with the rank of captain.
  • In the reserve service, he advanced to the position of judge at the Court of Appeals, with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
  • In 1953, he began working at the state attorney's office. He specialized in the fields of criminal and civil law and appeared in various legal courts.
  • Between the years 1960- In 1962, he was entrusted with the preparation and management of the prosecution in the trial of the Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann.
  • In 1969, he was appointed to the position of state attorney.
  • In 1970, he handled the defense of Mordechai Rahamim, a security guard at the "El-Al" company, who was accused of killing terrorists at the Zurich airport.
  • In 1982, he was appointed as a judge in the Supreme Court
    In 1984, he served as chairman of the Central Election Committee for the 11th Knesset.
    He headed the advisory committee regarding subscriptions to senior positions in the civil service.
  • He served, among other things, as the chairman of the committee for the design of banknotes, coins and commemorative coins at the Bank of Israel.
  • In 1997 He retired from office.
  • He passed away on February 18, 2022.

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