Tommy Lapid

Tommy Lapid
טומי לפיד
Lapid reporting from the Eichmann trial in 1961
Ministerial roles
2003–2004Deputy Prime Minister
2003–2004Minister of Justice
Faction represented in the Knesset
1999–2006Shinui
2006Secular Faction
Other roles
2005Leader of the Opposition
2005Shadow Prime Minister
2005Shadow Vice Prime Minister
Personal details
Born
Tomislav Lampel

(1931-12-27)27 December 1931
Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
Died1 June 2008(2008-06-01) (aged 76)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Children3, 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.

  1. ^ "Joseph Lapid, journalist and ex-justice minister of Israel, dies at 77". International Herald Tribune. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  2. ^ Schmidt, Shira. (3 June 2008) www.cross-currents.com website. Cross-currents.com. Retrieved on 9 September 2011.