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Russian-born Jewish writer and industrialist
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Shmuel Pevzner
שמואל יוסף פבזנר
Memorial moment for Pevzner in a Haifa park
Born(1878-12-17)17 December 1878
Propoysk, Russian Empire
Died7 May 1930(1930-05-07) (aged 51)
NationalityRussian-Jewish, Israeli
Occupation(s)Writer, industrialist
Known forFounding the Atid soap factory, contributing to the establishment of Technion
SpouseLeah Ginsberg
Relatives
  • Ahad Ha'am (father-in-law)
  • Shifra Hakohen (sister)
  • Mordechai Hakohen (brother-in-law)

Shmuel Pevzner (Hebrew: שמואל יוסף פבזנר; December 17, 1878 – May 7, 1930) was a Russian-born Jewish writer and industrialist. He was a delegate to the First World Zionist Congress in 1897 and one of the pioneers of settlement in Eretz Israel.

Biography

Shmuel Pevzner was born in Propoysk. He received a traditional Jewish education and then studied engineering at the Berlin Technical Institute, graduating in 1903. At the age of 18, he attended the First Zionist Congress in Basel as its youngest delegate. In 1905, he immigrated to Ottoman Palestine.

Pevzner married Leah Ginsberg, daughter of Ahad Ha'am. Pevzner's sister, Shifra, married the Jewish writer Mordechai Hakohen.

Business and public career

In 1909, Pevzner established the Atid soap factory in Haifa, which employed 100 workers. He was one of the founders of the Hadar Hacarmel neighbourhood in the city and played a key role in the establishment of the Technion in April 1912. Pevzner served in the Haifa municipality and was a delegate to the Assembly of Representatives (Asefat HaNivkharim).

Awards and recognition

Pevzner Street in Haifa is named after him.

References

  1. Samuel Joseph Pevzner, Jewish Virtual Library
  2. Constructing Boundaries: Jewish and Arab Workers in Mandatory Palestine, Deborah Bernstein
  3. Ottoman Haifa: A History of Four Centuries under Turkish Rule, Alex Carmel
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