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Solly Sacks, Director General

Solly has always been involved with the Jewish movements. He served as the chairman of Bnei Akiva South Africa for 7 years, during which he initiated some very important changes in the structure of the youth movement, as well as developing a 25 hectare campsite for the movement which is still in use today.

During the Six Day War, he led a large delegation of volunteers to Israel, to assist in the war efforts. He has led student and Bnei Akiva delegations to numerous World Zionist Congresses. In 1975 he became the chairman of the South African Mizrachi Organization and served in this position and as president for 11 years, until he was appointed as the chairman of the South African Zionist Federation.

In this position, he initiated a meeting of a small group of Jewish leaders with Nelson Mandela immediately after his release from prison, and established an ongoing contact with the ANC leadership. There was also an excellent relationship with President De Klerk, which proved to be one of the best periods in the relationship between Israel and South Africa.

Solly has been serving as the Director general of the World Mizrachi Organization since 1991, when he made Aliya.

Solly presently serves on numerous committees of the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Agency, and the World Jewish Congress (i.e. Presidium of the WZO, member of the Vaad HaPoel, Committee Member of the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency, etc.)

He is also a member of the Honorary Offices and Executive of the South African Zionist Federation (Israel), and in the past founded and was served as chairman of a number of Gar'enei Aliya (i.e. Alon Shvut, Efrat and Kochav Yair).

Public Activities:

In 1996, Solly was elected as a member of the Central Committe of the National Religious Party (the Mafdal), and he has since been serving on the party's Lishka.

in 1999, Solly was elected as a member of the Kochav Yair Town Council

Personal:

Solly made aliya in August 1991 and resides in Kochav Yair, a town near Kfar Saba and Ra'anana. He is married to Gita (Rome) and they have four childen.

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