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Yitzhak Avigdor Orenstein
Yitzhak Avigdor Orenstein (; June 18, 1893 – May 23, 1948) was an Israeli politician, and the first Rabbi of the Western Wall and the Holy Places, rabbi of the Western Wall. He is widely considered in Israel to be a martyr in the founding of Israel. Early life and education Orenstein was born in Jerusalem as a descendant of the Rivlin family, to Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Orenstein and Shoshana Raizel, daughter of . As a child, he studied at various Yeshivas across Jerusalem, such as , run by the local Chabad chapter, being one of the first members of the school prior to its closure during the outbreak of World War I. During the war, when the Yishuv in Jerusalem was stricken with various epidemics and food insecurity, he took part in missions on behalf of the needy and worked with the Committee for Aid to the Jews of Jerusalem. Using his Ottoman citizenship, he helped hide Jewish migrants of the Old Yishuv from the authorities by moving them out of the city and into the country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. is a city in Western Asia. Situated on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, it is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world and is considered to be a holy city for the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their Capital city, capital, as Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there and the State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power. Because of this dispute, Status of Jerusalem, neither claim is widely recognized internationally. Throughout History of Jerusalem, its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, Sie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
