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Ya'akov Gil (politician Born 1908)
Rabbi Ya'akov Gil ( he, יעקב גיל, born Ya'akov Lipshitz in 1908, died 22 October 1990) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1949 and 1951. Biography Born in Tiberias when it was part of the Ottoman Empire, Gil studied in a yeshiva, and was later certified as a rabbi. He worked as a rabbi in Jerusalem. Between 1931 and 1933 he headed the Ohel Yaakov and Degel HaTorah yeshiva and was a member of Tiberius' rabbinical court. From 1933 until 1935 he served as chief rabbi of Nes Tziona. Knesset website During World War II he joined the British Army, and served as chief rabbi of the Jewish Brigade. Following the war, he worked with Holocaust survivors in Europe. Although Gil was a member of the Mizrachi (Religious Zionism) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiberias
Tiberias ( ; he, טְבֶרְיָה, ; ar, طبريا, Ṭabariyyā) is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity, it has been considered since the 16th century one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, along with Jerusalem, Hebron, and Safed. In , it had a population of . Tiberias was founded circa 20 CE by Herod Antipas and was named after Roman emperor Tiberius. It became a major political and religious hub of the Jews in the Land of Israel after the destruction of Jerusalem and the desolation of Judea during the Jewish–Roman wars. From the time of the second through the tenth centuries CE, Tiberias was the largest Jewish city in the Galilee, and much of the Mishna and the Jerusalem Talmud were compiled there. Tiberias flourished during the early Islamic period, when it served as the capital of Jund al-Urdunn and became a multi-cultural trading center.Hirschfeld, Y. (2007). Post-Roman Tiberias: between East and We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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