Hurvitz was born in Nahlat Yehuda (today part of
Rishon LeZion) in 1918, but grew up in the rural village of
Nahalal. After the war he purchased a dairy and poultry farm in
Kfar Warburg. In November 1979 he was appointed
Minister of Finance, but left the cabinet again on 13 January 1981. On 26 January he and two other Likud MKs broke away from the Likud to form
Rafi – National List. On 19 May he left the new faction to join
Moshe Dayan's
Telem. After being placed third on Telem's list, he lost his seat in the
1981 elections when the party won only two seats. However, following Dayan's death in October 1981, Hurvitz re-entered the Knesset as his replacement. In June 1983 he left Telem and re-formed Rafi – National List. Shortly before the
1984 elections he renamed it
Ometz (lit.
Courage). Although the party won only a single seat in the elections (taken by Hurvitz), it joined the
national unity government and Hurvitz was appointed
Minister without Portfolio, a role he held until 1988. In 1987 he rejoined Likud. He won re-election on Likud's list in the
1988 elections, but lost his seat in 1992. He died two years later. ==References==