Yehoshua Pollack

Israeli politician

2009Agudat Yisrael Personal detailsBorn (1948-02-12) 12 February 1948 (age 76)

Yehoshua Menachem Pollack (Hebrew: יהושע מנחם פולק, born 12 February 1948) is an Israeli politician and a former member of the Knesset for Agudat Yisrael.

Biography

A former deputy mayor of Jerusalem, Pollack was placed eighth on the United Torah Judaism list for the 2006 Knesset elections. Although he missed out on a seat when the party won only five mandates, he entered the Knesset on 26 January 2009 as a replacement for the deceased Avraham Ravitz. However, he lost his seat in the February 2009 elections.