Emanuel Zisman

Emanuel Zisman (Hebrew: עמנואל זיסמן‎) (Bulgarian: Емануел Зисман) (February 11, 1935 – November 11, 2009) was an Israeli politician and ambassador. He served as a member of the Knesset between 1988 and 1999. Born in Bulgaria, Zisman made aliyah to Israel in 1949. He later returned to Bulgaria as Israeli ambassador. On March 10, 1943, the Jewish community of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, including Zisman and his mother and sister, were rounded up for deportation in the Jewish quarter of the city, near the school. In the wake of public pressure, the Tsar of Bulgaria, Boris III, cancelled the order. Zisman was married to Sara and had three children. He lived in the Nayot neighborhood of Jerusalem. Zisman was a member of Jerusalem city council, and...