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Teddy Kollek
1911May, 27

Teddy Kollek

Teddy Kollek, Hungarian-Israeli politician, Mayor of Jerusalem (d. 2007)
Theodor "Teddy" Kollek (Hebrew: טדי קולק‎; 27 May 1911 – 2 January 2007) was an Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993, and founder of the Jerusalem Foundation. Kollek was re-elected five times, in 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983, and 1989. After reluctantly running for a seventh term in 1993 at the age of 82, he lost to Likud candidate and future Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert.

During his tenure, Jerusalem developed into a modern city, especially after its reunification in 1967. He was once called "the greatest builder of Jerusalem since Herod."

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