Shmuel Greenberg
Shmuel Greenberg | |
|---|---|
שמואל גרינברג | |
| Mayor of Beit Shemesh | |
| Assumed office 31 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Aliza Bloch |
| Director of the Haredi Education Department at the Jerusalem Municipality | |
| In office 2020–2023 | |
| Deputy Mayor of Beit Shemesh | |
| In office 2008–2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 December 1975 Rekhasim, Israel |
| Political party | Degel HaTorah |
Shmuel "Shmulik" Greenberg (born 22 December 1975) is the mayor of Beit Shemesh. He was previously the director of the Haredi Education Department in the Jerusalem Municipality, acting and deputy mayor of Beit Shemesh on behalf of the Degel HaTorah party.
Biography
[edit]Greenberg was born and raised in Rekhasim. He studied at the Tashbar Rekhasim Elementary School and Talmud Torah Torat Emet in Haifa and later at the Kfar Hasidim Yeshiva. He served in Unit 995 in the IDF.[1]
Greenberg is a graduate of the Ono Academic College in law and holds a master's degree in public policy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[2] In addition, he holds a teaching certificate, is a graduate of a mediation course, and is a graduate of the Mandel Institute's Management and Leadership Program.
Career
[edit]After his marriage, he moved to Panama for about a year for a teaching mission in the country's Jewish community. From there, he moved to the city of Beit Shemesh, where he worked as a teacher and director of educational institutions.
In 2003, he was appointed director of the Haredi Department in the Beit Shemesh Municipality. Following the decision of then-mayor Danny Vaknin to fire the Haredi employees in the municipality,[citation needed] Greenberg was appointed parliamentary assistant to MK Moshe Gafni. In the 2008 Beit Shemesh Municipal Council elections, the Degel HaTorah party received 4 seats and Greenberg entered the council and was appointed deputy mayor and head of the community centre, positions he held until 2018.[3]
In January 2020, Greenberg resigned from the Beit Shemesh City Council[4] and was appointed Director of the Haredi Education Department in the Jerusalem Municipality.[5] He also won the tender to appoint the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety's advisor to the Haredi sector, but was rejected by the tenders committee.[6]
Mayor of Beit Shemesh
[edit]On 25 June 2023, the Degel Hatorah party announced that Greenberg would run on its behalf for mayor of Beit Shemesh. Running against Greenberg were incumbent Aliza Bloch, from the Beit Shemesh United Party, and Deputy Minister of Agriculture Moshe Abutbul, from the Shas Party.
In the elections held on 27 February 2024, Greenberg won the most votes, garnering 35.7% of the vote, but did not cross the threshold required for victory, which was 40%. He faced Aliza Bloch in the second round of elections held on 10 March.[7] Ahead of this round of elections, all of the city's ultra-Orthodox parties announced their support for his candidacy.[8] He won the election with 57.92% of the vote [9]and took office on 31 March.
Personal life
[edit]Greenberg is married and has five children. He lives in Beit Shemesh.
References
[edit]- ^ Monitz, Shmuel (2024-03-14). "ראש עיריית בית שמש הנבחר, שמואל גרינברג: "חושבים שאם אתה חרדי, אתה נושך" | ריאיון" [Elected mayor of Beit Shemesh, Shmuel Greenberg: "They think that if you are Haredi, you bite" | Interview]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ Sultan, Zion (2023-07-28). "מי אתה שמואל גרינברג המועמד של דגל לראשות עיריית בית שמש? - חדשות" [Who are you, Shmuel Greenberg, Degel's candidate for mayor of Beit Shemesh?]. Keren Ohr Beit Shemesh (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ "גרינברג: "לא חשבתי שאחזור לבית שמש; התמודדות אבוטבול טובה לי" | ראיון חג" [Greenberg: “I didn’t think I would return to Beit Shemesh; Abutbol’s match is good for me” | Holiday interview]. JDN (in Hebrew). 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ Kalman, Ari (2020-01-14). "שמוליק גרינברג פורש מעיריית בית שמש אך יישאר יו"ר 'דגל' בעיר - בחדרי חרדים" [Shmulik Greenberg Resigns from Beit Shemesh Municipality but Will Remain Chairman of Degel in the City]. Behadrei Haredim (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ Kalman, Ari (2019-12-15). "סוף הסאגה: אלה המנצחים בקרב על התפקידים הנחשקים בספרא - בחדרי חרדים" [The End of the Saga: These Are the Winners of the Battle for the Coveted Roles in Safra]. Behadrei Haredim (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ Rabina, Avi (2020-01-01). "גרינברג הודח, שלמה רוזנשטיין ייש" [Shmulik Greenberg dismissed, Shlomo Rosenstein will remain the advisor]. Kikar HaShabbat (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ "סיבוב שני בבית שמש: שמואל גרינברג יתמודד מול ראש העיר עליזה בלוך או משה אבוטבול" [Second round in Beit Shemesh: Shmuel Greenberg will face Mayor Aliza Bloch or Moshe Abutbul]. Ynet (in Hebrew). 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ Breitkopf, Hanani (2024-03-06). "אחדות בבית שמש: כלל החרדים חתמו" [Impressive Unity in Beit Shemesh: All Haredi Representatives Signed to Support Greenberg in the Second Round]. Kikar HaShabbat (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ Drukman, Yaron; Hilai, Sivan (2024-03-10). "יהב חוזר לראשות העיר חיפה, מהפך חרדי בבית שמש: תוצאות הסבב השני בבחירות המקומיות" [Yahav returns to the position of mayor of Haifa, Haredi upheaval in Beit Shemesh: Results of the second round of local elections]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-12-10.