Moshe Sanbar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Moshe Sanbar

Israeli economist

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1926

Place of Birth: Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary

Date of Death: 01-Oct-2012

Profession: economist, banker

Nationality: Hungary, Israel

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Moshe Sanbar

  • Moshe Sanbar (Hebrew: ??? ?????; March 29, 1926 – October 1, 2012) was an economist and Israeli public figure.
  • He served as governor of the Bank of Israel during 1971–1976.Sanbar was born in Hungary, surviving the Second World War as a prisoner at Dachau Concentration Camp.
  • Following his immigration to Israel he became associated with economic research and gradually involved in the work of the Ministry of Finance.
  • He was in charge of the state budget and served as a personal, professional consultant to ministers Levi Eshkol and Pinhas Sapir, acting for the latter in his post as Minister of Trade and Industry (1970–1971). Sanbar was active in four main fields: Civil service – In his various capacities at the Ministry of Finance: Head of the research division (1958–1960), deputy director of the State Income Directorate (1960-3), head of the Budget Directorate and economic advisor to the minister (1963–1968).
  • After retiring in 1968 he continued to consult minister Sapir.
  • In 1971 he was appointed as Governor of the Bank of Israel for a period of five years.
  • In 1977 he was appointed as chairperson of the Sanbar Commission on local authorities. Public sector – In various activities in the fields of education, culture, sports and science.
  • He was for many years associated with Habima Theatre and the College of Management.
  • In the late 1980s he began his involvement in benefiting Holocaust survivors, becoming world treasurer and the chairman of the executive in the Claims Conference. Academia – As a researcher and statistician in the Institute for Social Applied Research, becoming its deputy director.
  • Later on he lectured at Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
  • A research institute was founded in his honor at the College of Management. Private sector – Heading various financial and industrial institutes.

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