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BARUCH VANGER (28 FEBRUARY 1930 - NOVEMBER 22, 1988) WAS THE FOUNDER OF KARMIEL, THE HEAD OF THE COUNCIL AND THE FIRST MAYOR. HIS NICKNAME WAS “THE GREAT BUILDER.”

BIOGRAPHY
VANGER WAS BORN IN CAMBODIAN IN BUMBOIN, ROMANIA. IN 1941 HE DISCOVERED TO UKRAINE, AND IN 1944 RETURNED TO HIS CITY. IN 1946, SHE BOARDED AN ELEPHANT SHIP, BUT ON HIS WAY TO ISRAEL, THE SHIP WAS SEIZED BY THE BRITISH, AND HE WAS DEPORTED TO A DETENTION CAMP IN CYPRUS. IN 1949, AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STATE, HE ARRIVED IN ISRAEL AND SETTLED IN GUINEA A. IN 1950 HE JOINED THE ARTILLERY AND WAS RELEASED IN 1958 AT THE RANK OF MAJOR.

AFTER HIS RELEASE FROM THE IDF, LANGER WORKED IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING. AS PART OF HIS ROLE, HE WAS APPOINTED MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KARMIEL IN 1968. WHEN THE SETTLEMENT WAS ESTABLISHED, INTERIOR MINISTER JOSEPH BURG APPOINTED HIM THE HEAD OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (1971), AND IN 1973 HE WAS ELECTED TO THE FIRST COUNCIL, AS THE BOARD CANDIDATE, IN A MAJORITY OF ABOUT 70% OF VOTERS. IN 1985, CARMIEL WAS ANNOUNCED TO THE CITY, WÜNGER WAS THE MAYOR.

DURING VANGER'S TENURE IN THE CITY, ORT BRAODA COLLEGE WAS FOUNDED AND THE CITY'S DANCE FESTIVAL.

VANGER DIED IN 1988 WHILE HE WAS IN OFFICE. IN THE ELECTION, HELD SHORTLY AFTER, ABY ALDER WON THE ROLE UNTIL 2018.

HIS MEMORY WAS SIGNED ON MAY 10, 2018, AN ALLY OF TWIN CITIES BETWEEN CARMIEL AND CAMERODONG IN NEWVINSK – HIS HOMETOWN.

WEGER’S NAME IS NAMED VARIOUS SITES THROUGHOUT CARMIEL: THE ORT SCHOOL OF PEAKS, A ARTS CENTER AND A PARK.

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WELCOME AND BENGER AT THE KARMIEL HIGH SCHOOL

MAYOR OF KARMIEL
JULY OF THE DETENTION CAMPS IN CYPRUS
LOCAL HEADS OF THE WORK
ISRAELIS BORN IN ROMANIA
ISRAELIS BORN IN 1930
ISRAELIS WHO DIED IN 1988