Teddy Kollek

Theodor "Teddy" Kollek (Hebrew: טדי קולק‎‎; 27 May 1911 – 2 January 2007) was a Hungarian-born Israeli Labor politician. He was the mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993. He was the founder of the Jerusalem Foundation. Kollek was re-elected five times, in 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983 and 1989. He lost his re-election in 1993 to Likud candidate and future Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert.

During his time as mayor, Jerusalem became a modern city, especially after its reunification in 1967. He was once called "the greatest builder of Jerusalem since Herod."^[1] Teddy Stadium is named after him.

Kollek was born in Nagyvázsony, Hungary. In 1935, shortly before Nazis took power of Austria, his family moved to Jerusalem. Kollek died on 2 January 2007 in Jerusalem at the age of 95.^[2]

Teddy Kollek Media

Teddy Kollek (second from the right), with the Ein Gev Pioneers (1934–39)
Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium is named for Kollek
Teddy the elephant at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, named in honor of Kollek.
Posters in Jerusalem mourning Teddy Kollek, 4 January 2007

References

↑ Zvielli, Alexander (2 January 2007). Teddy Kollek and his life-long dedication. The Jerusalem Post. http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1167467644367&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull. Retrieved 3 January 2007. ^{[dead link]}
↑ "Jerusalem's Longtime Mayor 'Teddy' Kollek Dies at 95". VOA News (Voice of America). 2 January 2007. http://voanews.com/english/archive/2007-01/2007-01-02-voa15.cfm. Retrieved 2 January 2009. ^{[dead link]}

[Zvielli-1] Zvielli, Alexander (2 January 2007). Teddy Kollek and his life-long dedication. The Jerusalem Post. http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1167467644367&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull. Retrieved 3 January 2007. ^{[dead link]}

[2] "Jerusalem's Longtime Mayor 'Teddy' Kollek Dies at 95". VOA News (Voice of America). 2 January 2007. http://voanews.com/english/archive/2007-01/2007-01-02-voa15.cfm. Retrieved 2 January 2009. ^{[dead link]}

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