Draft:Eliezer Lipa Jaffe
Eliezer Lipa Yaffe | |
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| Born | 10 January 1882 Region of Serbia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 10 September 1942 British Mandate |
Eliezer Lipa Yaffe (Hebrew: אליעזר לִיפָּא יָפֶה; January 10, 1882 -
September 10, 1942) was a Zionist activist, one of the leaders of the agricultural settlement in Israel, a member of the first groups in Degania, a planner of the worker's moshav, a founder of Nahalal, and the initiator and first director of Tnuva.
Biography
Early Life
Eliezer Lipa Yaffe was born in Yanovka village in the Khotyn district of the Region of Serbia in the Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine). His family had a rabbinic lineage, including Rabbi Mordechai Yoffe, a leading halakha authority who lived in Prague in the 17th century. Yaffe's father Reuven was a distinguished Talmid Chakham who made a living as an accountant[1][2]. His mother was Chaya Sarah[3]. Yaffe was raised in the Jewish tradition and from a young age studied Talmud[2].
References
- ^ ינאי-לויזון, הלית (2011-07-03). "הבונים אליעזר יפה מייסד תנובה - התאגדות חקלאים לשיווק שהפכה למחזיקת נדל"ן יקר". Globes. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ a b "395 | Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel". www.tidhar.tourolib.org. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ "Heritage information about Reuven Yaffe". www.myheritage.co.il. Retrieved 2024-01-21.