Menachem Savidor

Menachem Savidor (, 20 August 1917 – 2 November 1988) was an Israeli civil servant and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud from 1977 until 1984. Between 1981 and 1984 he was the Knesset's eighth Speaker. Biography Born Menachem Khodorovsky in Bakhmut in the Russian Empire, Savidor attended high school in Poland and Vilnius University. In 1941, he made aliyah to Mandate Palestine, and enlisted in the British Army. He was demobilised in 1946, and enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces in 1948. He founded the Military School for Organisation and Management, and was its first commander. He also headed the Police and Discipline Branch. In 1953, he was demobilised with the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1953, he joined the General Zionists party and was also appointed deputy director of the Ministry of Transportation. The following year he became director-general of Israel Railways, a post he held until 1964 when he was appointed director-general of Vered, a subsidiary of the Rassco housing company. After leaving the role in 1967, he served as director-general of a citrus fruit export company until 1977.