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Leo Motzkin
Leo Motzkin (also ''Mozkin''; 1867 – 7 November 1933) was a Russian Zionist leader. A leader of the World Zionist Congress and numerous Jewish and Zionist organizations, Motzkin was a key organizer of the Jewish delegation to the 1919 Paris Peace Conference and one of the first Jewish leaders to organize opposition to the Nazi Party in Germany. Biography Leo Motzkin was born in the town of Brovary, near the city of Kyiv in Ukraine, then a part of the Russian Empire. He was raised and educated according to the culture and traditions of the Jewish community. Motzkin had witnessed the 1881 anti-Jewish pogrom in Kyiv but escaped to Berlin, the capital of Germany. He was accepted into the University of Berlin at the age of 16, after graduating from high school. Studying Sociology and Mathematics, Motzkin continued to pursue doctoral studies. At the university, Motzkin helped found the ''Russian Jewish Academic Association'' in 1887 and soon became a full-fledged activist in the Zi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brovary
Brovary (, ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in Kyiv Oblast, northern Ukraine, situated to the east of the capital Kyiv and part of the Kyiv metropolitan area. It serves as the administrative centre of Brovary Raion. Brovary hosts the administration of Brovary urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. In 2024, about 100,000 people live in the city. History Early history Brovary is a historic town, first mentioned in 1630. At the time there were only 60 or 70 houses in Brovary, but in 1649 a Cossack sotnia is known to have been formed there. Cossacks took part in the Khmelnytsky Uprising under Bohdan Khmelnytsky's leadership. Originally, the town was called Brovari (), but the name was changed in 1969 to make it Russification of Ukraine, more similar to Russian. The name, translated from Ukrainian, means 'breweries' (and is a loanword from Dutch language, Dutch). The town got its name after breweries where special beer was made. Travellers who went to Kyiv often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
