Philosopher, ordained rabbi, and political activist in Brit Halutzim Dati’im (“Union of Religious Pioneers”).
During the Nazi era, Burg worked for the Youth Aliyah movement.
In 1939, he came to Palestine and became a key activist in the HaPoel HaMizrachi party.
In 1949 he was elected to the Knesset as a member of the National Religious Party.
He served in various ministerial roles in Israel’s governments: minister of health, minister of welfare, minister of postal services, interior minister, minister of religious affairs and minister without portfolio.
Milestones in the life of Yosef Burg
Yosef Burg was born in 1909 in Dresden, Germany.
In 1939, he came to Palestine and became a key activist in the HaPoel HaMizrachi party.
