Ronen Plot ^People

Ronen Plot, prior to his appointment to the Knesset, was the General Director of the Ministry of Information and Diaspora. Earlier, he held the position of General Director at the Ministry of Absorption. Additional public positions that he held are: Head of Tefen Council, Deputy and Acting Mayor Nazareth Ilita, Secretary of the North Valley Workers Council.'The Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum on Tuesday named Ronen Plot to serve as itsacting chairman, a spokesperson said, amidst an ongoing stalemate and controver- sy over the appointment of a new chairperson. The decision to appoint Plot, technically to the position of deputy chairman, came as the Knesset was dissolved Tuesday night, sending Israel to fresh elections. The fall of the government means that efforts to ap- point a permanent head of the institution would not be possible for several months until after a new government is formed. Plot, the mayor of the northern town of Nof HaGalil, will serve as acting chairman once Avner Shale retires at the end of the year. Plot is best known for changing the name of the town from Upper Nazareth, to avoid confusion with the mostly Arab Nazareth, famous for being the hometown of Jesus. Shalev said he would assist Plot during during his tenure as acting chairman, adding in a statement, I extend my warm appreciation to Ronen Plot for his consentto take this responsibility upon himself, as a volunteer, and wish him much success