Moshe Landau
| Moshe Landau | |
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| Supreme Court of Israel judge | |
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In office 1953–1982 |
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| President of the Supreme Court of Israel | |
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In office 1980–1982 |
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| Preceded by | Yoel Zussman |
| Succeeded by | Yitzhak Kahan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 April 1912 Danzig, Germany (present-day Gdańsk, Poland) |
| Died | 1 May 2011 (aged 99) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Religion | Judaism |
Moshe Landau (Hebrew: משה לנדוי) (29 April 1912 – 1 May 2011) was an Israeli jurist. He was the fifth President of the Supreme Court of Israel.
Landau was born in Danzig, Germany (modern Gdańsk, Poland) to Dr. Isaac Landau and Betty née Eisenstädt. His father was a leading member of the Jewish Community of Danzig In 1930 he finished high school in the Free City of Danzig and in 1933 he graduated from the University of London School of Law. That year, he immigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine. In 1937 he was admitted to the Bar of Palestine. In 1940 he was made judge in the Magistrate's Court of Haifa and was appointed to the District Court in 1948.
Member of the International Court of Justice. Chairman of the World Zionist Congress tribunal. Chairman of the advisory Commissions on reforming the Israeli Land Law, criminal procedure and administrative tribunals. Chairman of the Commission for recognition of righteous among the nations in Yad Vashem. From 1956 to 1962 and from 1965 to 1966 he served as Chairman of the board of directors of the Technion.
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