Tommy Lapid | |
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טומי לפיד | |
.jpg) Lapid reporting from the Eichmann trial in 1961 | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2003–2004 | Deputy Prime Minister |
| 2003–2004 | Minister of Justice |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1999–2006 | Shinui |
| 2006 | Secular Faction |
| Other roles | |
| 2005 | Leader of the Opposition |
| 2005 | Shadow Prime Minister |
| 2005 | Shadow Vice Prime Minister |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tomislav Lampel 27 December 1931 Novi Sad, Yugoslavia |
| Died | 1 June 2008 (aged 76) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Children | 3, including Yair Lapid |
Joseph "Tommy" Lapid (Hebrew: יוסף "טומי" לפיד; born Tomislav Lampel [Serbian Cyrillic: Томислав Лампел]; 27 December 1931 – 1 June 2008) was a Yugoslav-born Israeli radio and television presenter, playwright, journalist, politician and government minister known for his sharp tongue and acerbic wit.[1] Lapid headed the secular-liberal Shinui party from 1999 to 2006. He fiercely opposed the ultra-Orthodox political parties and actively sought to exclude any religious observance from the legal structure of the Israeli State.[2] He was the father of Yair Lapid, who served as the 14th Prime Minister of Israel in 2022.
- ^ "Joseph Lapid, journalist and ex-justice minister of Israel, dies at 77". International Herald Tribune. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ Schmidt, Shira. (3 June 2008) www.cross-currents.com website. Cross-currents.com. Retrieved on 9 September 2011.