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Office holders, 1948 to 1951

The 29 people who held office in the game’s years. Each card shows first what happened, the offices and dates with their sources, then what the game does with them. The data is taken as it is from the repository’s content folder. The portraits are archival photographs in the public domain or under an open licence, with the credit the licence asks for; photographs whose licence is still being checked are not shown yet. There are no AI-generated images on this page.

The government

The Prime Minister and the ministers, from the Provisional Government to the Third Government.

Archival photograph of David Ben-Gurion — Abbie Rowe · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Prime Minister, ⁦1948–1952⁩ · Minister of Defense, ⁦1948–1952⁩

David Ben-Gurion

דוד בן-גוריון

Born: 16 October 1886
Died: 1 December 1973
Party: Mapai

In office

Prime Minister 14 May 1948 – 24 December 1952
Minister of Defense 14 May 1948 – 24 December 1952

Sources (7) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

The events the game puts to their office while they hold it:

The Defence of Degania 15 May 1948
One Army 15 May 1948
The First Truce 1 June 1948
The Altalena 15 June 1948
The Ten Days 10 July 1948

and 20 more on the History page

Competence 9 and loyalty 10 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Eliezer Kaplan — Théodore Brauner · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Finance, ⁦1948–1952⁩ · Minister of Trade and Industry, ⁦1949–1950⁩

Eliezer Kaplan

אליעזר קפלן

Born: 27 January 1891
Died: 13 July 1952
Party: Mapai

In office

Minister of Finance 14 May 1948 – 25 June 1952
Minister of Trade and Industry 22 March 1949 – 1 November 1950

Sources (12) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

The events the game puts to their office while they hold it:

Israel Bonds 10 May 1951
Foreign Currency Runs Out 19 October 1951

Competence 8 and loyalty 9 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Moshe Sharett — Willem van de Poll · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Foreign Affairs, ⁦1948–1952⁩

Moshe Sharett

משה שרת

Born: 16 October 1894
Died: 7 July 1965
Party: Mapai

In office

Minister of Foreign Affairs 14 May 1948 – 24 December 1952

Sources (7) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

The events the game puts to their office while they hold it:

Talks at Rhodes 9 January 1949
A Claim on Germany 1 March 1951

Competence 8 and loyalty 8 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Haim-Moshe Shapira — Benno Rothenberg, 23 October 1952 · Meitar Collection / National Library of Israel / The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection · CC BY 4.0 · cropped and resized · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Health, ⁦1948–1949⁩ and ⁦1949–1951⁩ · Minister of Immigration, ⁦1948–1951⁩ · Minister of Internal Affairs, ⁦1949–1952⁩ · Minister of Religions, ⁦1951–1952⁩

Haim-Moshe Shapira

חיים משה שפירא

Born: 26 March 1902
Died: 16 July 1970
Party: Hapoel HaMizrachi

In office

Minister of Health 14 May 1948 – 10 March 1949
Minister of Health 22 March 1949 – 20 August 1951 · for United Religious Front
Minister of Health 20 August 1951 – 8 October 1951
Minister of Immigration 14 May 1948 – 10 March 1949
Minister of Immigration 10 March 1949 – 20 August 1951 · for United Religious Front
Minister of Immigration 20 August 1951 – 8 October 1951
Minister of Internal Affairs 10 March 1949 – 20 August 1951 · for United Religious Front
Minister of Internal Affairs 20 August 1951 – 24 December 1952
Minister of Religions 8 October 1951 – 24 December 1952

Sources (15) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

The events the game puts to their office while they hold it:

The Jews of Iraq 10 March 1951

Competence 7 and loyalty 7 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Yosef Burg — Knesset photographer / Knesset Archives, 1949-1988 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Health, ⁦1951–1952⁩

Yosef Burg

שלמה יוסף בורג

Born: 31 January 1909
Died: 15 October 1999
Party: Hapoel HaMizrachi

In office

Minister of Health 8 October 1951 – 24 December 1952

Sources (3) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 7 and loyalty 7 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Yitzhak Gruenbaum — Israeli GPO phtographer · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Internal Affairs, ⁦1948–1949⁩

Yitzhak Gruenbaum

יצחק גרינבוים

Born: 24 November 1879
Died: 7 September 1970
Party: General Zionists

In office

Minister of Internal Affairs 14 May 1948 – 10 March 1949

Sources (4) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 6 and loyalty 6 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Pinchas Rosen — Théodore Brauner · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Justice, ⁦1948–1951⁩

Pinchas Rosen

פנחס רוזן

Born: 1 May 1887
Died: 3 May 1978
Party: New Aliyah

In office

Minister of Justice 14 May 1948 – 10 March 1949
Minister of Justice 10 March 1949 – 8 October 1951 · for Progressive Party

Sources (8) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 8 and loyalty 7 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Dov Yosef — Benno Rothenberg, 1949 · Meitar Collection / National Library of Israel / The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection · CC BY 4.0 · cropped and resized · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Justice, ⁦1951–1952⁩ · Minister of Agriculture, ⁦1949–1950⁩ · Minister of Trade and Industry, ⁦1951–1952⁩ · Minister of Transportation, ⁦1950–1951⁩ · Minister responsible for rationing, ⁦1949–1950⁩ and ⁦1951–1952⁩

Dov Yosef

דב יוסף

Born: 27 May 1899
Died: 7 January 1980
Party: Mapai

In office

Minister of Justice 8 October 1951 – 25 June 1952
Minister of Agriculture 22 March 1949 – 1 November 1950
Minister of Trade and Industry 8 October 1951 – 24 December 1952
Minister of Transportation 1 November 1950 – 8 October 1951
Minister responsible for rationing 10 March 1949 – 1 November 1950
Minister responsible for rationing 8 October 1951 – 24 December 1952

Sources (9) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

The events the game puts to their office while they hold it:

Austerity 26 April 1949
Rationing Clothes and Shoes 1 July 1950

Competence 7 and loyalty 8 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Aharon Zisling — Théodore Brauner · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Agriculture, ⁦1948–1949⁩

Aharon Zisling

אהרון ציזלינג

Born: 26 February 1901
Died: 16 January 1964
Party: Mapam

In office

Minister of Agriculture 14 May 1948 – 10 March 1949

Sources (3) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 6 and loyalty 5 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Pinhas Lavon — Knesset photographer / Knesset Archives, 1949-1961 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Agriculture, ⁦1950–1951⁩ · Minister responsible for rationing, ⁦1950–1951⁩

Pinhas Lavon

פנחס לבון

Born: 12 July 1904
Died: 24 January 1976
Party: Mapai

In office

Minister of Agriculture 1 November 1950 – 8 October 1951
Minister responsible for rationing 1 November 1950 – 8 October 1951

Sources (6) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 7 and loyalty 7 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Levi Eshkol — Knesset photographer / Knesset Archives, 1951-1969 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Agriculture, ⁦1951–1952⁩

Levi Eshkol

לוי אשכול

Born: 25 October 1895
Died: 26 February 1969
Party: Mapai

In office

Minister of Agriculture 8 October 1951 – 25 June 1952

Sources (4) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 8 and loyalty 8 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Mordechai Bentov — Knesset photographer / Knesset Archives, 1949-1965 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Labour, ⁦1948–1949⁩

Mordechai Bentov

מרדכי בנטוב

Born: 28 March 1900
Died: 18 January 1985
Party: Mapam

In office

Minister of Labour 14 May 1948 – 10 March 1949

Sources (3) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 7 and loyalty 5 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Golda Meir — Willem van de Poll · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Labour, ⁦1949–1952⁩

Golda Meir

גולדה מאיר

Born: 3 May 1898
Died: 8 December 1978
Party: Mapai

In office

Minister of Labour 10 March 1949 – 24 December 1952

Sources (6) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 8 and loyalty 9 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit — David Eldan · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Police, ⁦1948–1952⁩ · Minister of Minority Affairs, ⁦1948–1949⁩

Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit

בכור-שלום שטרית

Born: 20 January 1895
Died: 28 January 1967
Party: Sephardim and Oriental Communities

In office

Minister of Police 14 May 1948 – 20 August 1951
Minister of Police 20 August 1951 – 24 December 1952 · for Mapai
Minister of Minority Affairs 14 May 1948 – 13 June 1949

Sources (11) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 7 and loyalty 7 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Yehuda Leib Maimon — Knesset photographer / Knesset Archives, 1949-1951 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Religions, ⁦1948–1951⁩ · Minister of War Victims, ⁦1948–1951⁩

Yehuda Leib Maimon

יהודה לייב מימון

Born: 11 December 1875
Died: 10 July 1962
Party: Mizrachi

In office

Minister of Religions 14 May 1948 – 10 March 1949
Minister of Religions 10 March 1949 – 8 October 1951 · for United Religious Front
Minister of War Victims 14 May 1948 – 10 March 1949
Minister of War Victims 10 March 1949 – 8 October 1951 · for United Religious Front

Sources (15) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 6 and loyalty 7 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Peretz Bernstein — Teddy Brauner · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Trade and Industry, ⁦1948–1949⁩

Peretz Bernstein

פרץ ברנשטיין

Born: 12 June 1890
Died: 21 March 1971
Party: General Zionists

In office

Minister of Trade and Industry 14 May 1948 – 10 March 1949

Sources (3) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 7 and loyalty 6 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

No public-domain portrait yet

Minister of Trade and Industry, ⁦1950–1951⁩

Ya'akov Geri

יעקב גרי

Born: 18 September 1901
Died: 18 December 1974

In office

Minister of Trade and Industry 1 November 1950 – 8 October 1951

Sources (3) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 7 and loyalty 6 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of David Remez — Boris Carmi, 1950 · Meitar Collection / National Library of Israel / The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection · CC BY 4.0 · cropped and resized · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Transportation, ⁦1948–1950⁩ · Minister of Education and Culture, ⁦1950–1951⁩

David Remez

דוד רמז

Born: 23 May 1886
Died: 19 May 1951
Party: Mapai

In office

Minister of Transportation 14 May 1948 – 1 November 1950
Minister of Education and Culture 1 November 1950 – 19 May 1951

Sources (9) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

The events the game puts to their office while they hold it:

Schools in the Transit Camps 12 February 1951

Competence 7 and loyalty 8 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

No public-domain portrait yet

Minister of Transportation, ⁦1951–1952⁩

David-Zvi Pinkas

דוד-צבי פנקס

Born: 5 December 1895
Died: 14 August 1952
Party: Mizrachi

In office

Minister of Transportation 8 October 1951 – 14 August 1952

Sources (4) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 6 and loyalty 6 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Yitzhak-Meir Levin — Benno Rothenberg, 1949 · Meitar Collection / National Library of Israel / The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection · CC BY 4.0 · cropped and resized · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Welfare, ⁦1948–1952⁩

Yitzhak-Meir Levin

יצחק-מאיר לוין

Born: 30 January 1893
Died: 7 August 1971
Party: Agudat Yisrael

In office

Minister of Welfare 14 May 1948 – 10 March 1949
Minister of Welfare 10 March 1949 – 20 August 1951 · for United Religious Front
Minister of Welfare 20 August 1951 – 18 September 1952

Sources (12) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 6 and loyalty 6 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Zalman Shazar — LBJ Library photo by Yoichi Okamoto · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Education and Culture, ⁦1949–1950⁩

Zalman Shazar

זלמן שז״ר

Born: 24 November 1889
Died: 5 October 1974
Party: Mapai

In office

Minister of Education and Culture 10 March 1949 – 1 November 1950

Sources (5) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 7 and loyalty 8 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Ben-Zion Dinur — Knesset photographer / Knesset Archives, 1949-1951 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized · Wikimedia Commons

Minister of Education and Culture, ⁦1951–1952⁩

Ben-Zion Dinur

בן ציון דינור

Born: 2 January 1884
Died: 8 July 1973

In office

Minister of Education and Culture 8 October 1951 – 24 December 1952

Sources (3) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 7 and loyalty 7 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Head of state and the army

Office holders the game shows who were not members of the government.

Archival photograph of Yaakov Dori — Willem van de Poll · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

IDF Chief of the General Staff, ⁦1948–1949⁩

Yaakov Dori

יעקב דורי

Born: 8 October 1899
Died: 22 January 1973

In office

IDF Chief of the General Staff 14 May 1948 – 9 November 1949

Sources (2) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 7 and loyalty 8 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

No public-domain portrait yet

IDF Chief of the General Staff, ⁦1949–1952⁩

Yigael Yadin

יגאל ידין

Born: 20 March 1917
Died: 28 June 1984

In office

IDF Chief of the General Staff 9 November 1949 – 7 December 1952

Sources (4) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 8 and loyalty 8 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Peretz Naftali — Knesset photographer / Knesset Archives, 1949-1959 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized · Wikimedia Commons

Minister without Portfolio, ⁦1951–1952⁩

Peretz Naftali

פרץ נפתלי

Born: 19 March 1888
Died: 30 April 1961
Party: Mapai

In office

Minister without Portfolio 8 October 1951 – 25 June 1952

Sources (4) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 7 and loyalty 8 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Chaim Weizmann — Bain News Service, publisher · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

President of Israel, ⁦1949–1952⁩

Chaim Weizmann

חיים ויצמן

Born: 27 November 1874
Died: 9 November 1952

In office

President of Israel 17 February 1949 – 9 November 1952

Sources (6) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 8 and loyalty 7 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Deputy ministers

Historical titles only: they carry no powers in the game.

Archival photograph of Yosef Efrati — Knesset photographer / Knesset Archives, 1949-1965 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized · Wikimedia Commons

Deputy Minister of Agriculture, 1951 and ⁦1951–1952⁩

Yosef Efrati

יוסף אפרתי

Born: 19 February 1897
Died: 8 February 1975
Party: Mapai

In office

Deputy Minister of Agriculture 26 February 1951 – 8 October 1951
Deputy Minister of Agriculture 4 November 1951 – 25 June 1952

Sources (7) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 5 and loyalty 5 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Reuven Shari — Knesset photographer / Knesset Archives, 1949-1955 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized · Wikimedia Commons

Deputy Minister of Transportation, 1951

Reuven Shari

ראובן שרי

Born: 7 April 1903
Died: 6 July 1989
Party: Mapai

In office

Deputy Minister of Transportation 2 April 1951 – 8 October 1951

Sources (6) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 5 and loyalty 5 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.

Archival photograph of Kalman Kahana — Knesset photographer / Knesset Archives, 1949-1981 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized · Wikimedia Commons

Deputy Minister of Education and Culture, ⁦1951–1952⁩

Kalman Kahana

קלמן כהנא

Born: 31 May 1910
Died: 20 August 1991
Party: Poalei Agudat Yisrael

In office

Deputy Minister of Education and Culture 4 November 1951 – 24 December 1952

Sources (6) · Review status: fact-checked

The people file in the repository

In the game

No event is put to their office yet.

Competence 5 and loyalty 5 out of 10: game-balance values, not historical facts.