Moti Sasson
Moti Sasson | |
|---|---|
מוטי ששון | |
Moti Sasson in 2023 | |
| 5th Mayor of Holon | |
| In office 10 November 1993 – 18 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Moshe Rom |
| Succeeded by | Shay Keinan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1947 |
| Party | Labor |
Moti Sasson (Hebrew: מוטי ששון; born 28 February 1947) is an Israeli politician who served as the fifth mayor of Holon from 1993 to 2024. He was deputy and acting mayor between 1984–1989. He has worked hard to generate an image of the city as a 'Kids city', establishing the Holon Children's Museum, and large gardens and play parks around the city. Under his leadership Holon has been awarded 5 gold stars by the Council for a beautiful Israel.
Early life and education
Moti Sasson was born on 28 February 1947 in Holon to a Syrian Jewish family from Aleppo.[1] He is a graduate of the History of the Middle East, Arabic language and literature department of Tel Aviv University, and has a master's degree in Business Management from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[2]
Mayor of Holon
Sasson was elected mayor of Holon for the first time in 1993.[3]
In 2010, he was named one of the world's top 10 mayors by the British magazine Monocle.[4]
He resigned from the Labor Party in early 2020 following a crisis of trust between himself and Labor Party chairman Amir Peretz.[5]
References
- ^ Levy, Yoram (31 July 2018). "ששון בפתיחת קמפיין הבחירות: "2,000 יח"ד לזכאי משרד השיכון"". hashikma-holon.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ "Founders". Design Museum Holon. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ Paraszczuk, Joanna (20 August 2010). "Cinderella of the sand dunes". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ Hartman, Ben (4 August 2010). "Madrid, Amsterdam and... Holon". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ Schneider, Tal (6 January 2020). "משבר האמון של ראש עיריית חולון עם עמיר פרץ הוביל לביטול חברות במפלגת העבודה". globes.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 21 December 2025.