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Rav Moshe Unna

1902-

Moshe Unna was born in Manheim, Germany where his father served as Rabbi of the city. After basic studies he went to Berlin to study agriculture and became an agronomist. In Berlin, he supplemented his secular studies with yeshiva learning in the Beit Midrash Le'Rabanim of Rabbi Hildesheimer. His Zionsit activities began with the Brit Chalutzim Datiyim - 'Organization of Religious Pioneers', or as it became known by the acronym BaDaCH. In helping to form the Rodges group, preparing it for aliya, he was established as one of the Zionist leaders in Germany. He himself came on aliya in 1927.

In 1943, Rav Unna joined the Rodges group which was then situated near Petach Tikvah. From this group emerged the first pioneers to settle kibbutzim, such as Tirat Tzvi and Sedeh Eliyahu. Una went to Tirat Tzvi in 1937, remaining there until 1941. In 1944 he settled permanently in Sedeh Eliyahu, which has remained his home until today.

Rav Unna represented the Kibbutz Ha'Dati movement in the Ha'Poel ha'Mizrachi and afterwards in the Mafdal. He also served as Assistant Minister of Education and the head of the Laws and Regulations Committee of the Israeli Parliament. He has written many articles on the kibbutz movement in general and the kibbutz ha'dati in particular, concentrating on its educational needs and structure.