Mikhail Isaakovich Sheftel (1862–1919) was a

Russian Jewish The history of the Jews in Russia and areas historically connected with it goes back at least 1,500 years. Jews in Russia have historically constituted a large religious and ethnic diaspora; the Russian Empire at one time hosted the largest pop ...

lawyer, member of the

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of the

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in 1906. He figured among the leaders of the ''OPE'', the Society for the Promotion of Enlightenment among the Jews of Russia.Brian Horowitz, "Victory from defeat: 1905 and the Society for the Promotion of Enlightenment among the Jews of Russia", in: , pp. 79-95

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheftel, Mikhail 1862 births 1919 deaths Politicians from Zhytomyr People from Zhitomirsky Uyezd Ukrainian Jews Jews from the Russian Empire Russian Constitutional Democratic Party members Members of the 1st State Duma of the Russian Empire Jewish activists Saint Petersburg State University alumni