Tamar Eshel Husband, Children, Family

Late Israeli lawmaker and diplomat, Tamar Eshel, had been married to Lionel Schwartz during her lifetime.

The couple got married in 1948.

Lionel Schwartz was an economist, born in 1912. He later passed away in1962.

Tamar Eshel Children

Eshel and her husband, Lionel, were blessed with a daughter named Yael. She was born in 1949.

Tamar Eshel Family

Eshel was raised in Haifa by her parents who migrated to Palestine, as far back as 1923.

Her parents were emissaries of the Jewish Agency in England.

Her mother was a part of the Feinberg and Belkind families, and her father was one of the first attorneys in the territory at the time

Who Was Tamar Eshel?

Eshel was a former Israeli lawmaker, born in London, on July 24, 1920.

Eshel attended the Hebrew Reali School and later proceeded to the University of London to bag a degree in Oriental studies.

Eshel headed the Haganah immigration office in France in the 1940s.

She had worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as delegate to the United Nations.

Eshel was a member of Jerusalem City Council in the 1970s and was a deputy mayor to Teddy Kollek.

She headed the Na’amat women’s organization, until she was elected to the Knesset in 1977. She had remained in the seat for 8 years.

Eshel earned the title of Ambassador upon her retirement.

Eshel died on July 24, 2022, at age 102.