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Haim Hayet is the Head of the Hagshama Department of the World Zionist Organization
- Born in Havana, Cuba in 1939
- Married to Nora and father of four sons
- Made Aliya in 1960 and joined Kibbutz Ga’aton
- Has lived in Jerusalem since 1975


EDUCATION

Studied at the Israel Center Autonomous School in Cuba
1956: Completed the Machon Lemadrichei Chutz La’aretz in Jerusalem

1959: Graduated in Humanities from the Undergraduate Educational College of La Havana

1966-1970: Further studies in various subjects at the Kibbutz College of Education (Oranim). During the 1960’s took several courses in Givat Haviva, the Kibbutz Artzi seminary.

1971: Graduated from the WZO Institute for Shlichim in Jerusalem

1980 - 1984: Courses at Bank Hapoalim’s Professional Training Center banking, investment consultation, pensions funds and marketing.

1984: Studied Economics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

1985: Graduated from the Jewish Agency’s Leadership Institute for representatives of the Israel Bonds Organization.

Professional Experience

Since 1.1.98 : Member of the Executive of the World Zionist Organization and Head of the Hagshama Department

1995 – 1998: Administrative Director of the Felsenstein medical Research Center of the Tel-Aviv University in Cooperation with Kupat Clalit

1989 – 1995: Chair (national coordinator) of the Organization Department of Mapam

From 1980: Worked in Bank Hapoalim in Jerusalem and took unpaid leave enabling him to work in public institutions in Israel and abroad.

1985 - 1988: Director of the Israel Bonds office in Panama, Central America and the Caribbeans

1975 – 1979: Representative of the United Israel Appeal and the Jewish Agency in the above countries

1971 – 1973: Representative of the Jewish Agency’s Youth and Hechalutz Department and Head of Shlichim in Chile.

1960 – 1975: Member of kibbutz Ga’aton. Worked in agriculture, the services and education, including centralizing the poultry branch and teaching and counseling in a Youth Aliya group

1957 – 1960: Taught in the Jewish School in Havana, Cuba

Military Service

Served in NAHAL and was loaned to a leadership and officer position in
MANA’CH.

Positions held in Public Life

Since January 1998 – Member of the Executive of the World Zionist Organization and Head of the Hagshama Department.

Delegate to the founding Convention of Meretz and currently member of the National Meretz Council and its Executive.

Member of the Central Committee and the Secretariat of Mapam.

Currently member of the Secretariat of the World Union of Mapam

Member of Mapam’s Oranization, Finance, Political and International Relations Committees and of the Meretz “General Secretaries’ Forum”

Coordinator of the National Meretz Election Day Headquarters, 1992

Member of the Executive Committee of the Histadrut

Member of the Central Elections Committee of the Histadrut

Member of the Secretariat of the Jerusalem’s Workers’ Council (Moetzet Hapoalim) and head of its Membership and Organization Committee

Chairman of the Mapam Party in Jerusalem

Mapam delegate to the World Zionist Congress