Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich (Hebrew: - ', born 1 April 1964) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima. Born in the Soviet Union, Shamalov-Berkovich made aliyah to Israel in 1979. She was amongst the founders of Israel Plus, the country's Russian language television channel, and Vesti, its largest Russian-language newspaper. She also worked as a marketing and media consultant. She joined Kadima shortly after its establishment, and was placed fortieth on its list for the 2006 Knesset elections, but missed out on a seat. She was placed twenty-ninth on the party's list for the 2009 elections, but missed out on a seat again as the party won 28 seats. However, she entered the Knesset on 2 July 2009 as a replacement for Haim Ramon, who had resigned.