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Benzion Dinur
Ben-Zion Dinur ( he, בן ציון דינור) (January 1884 – 8 July 1973) was a Zionist activist, educator, historian and Israeli politician. Biography Ben-Zion Dinaburg (later Dinur) was born in Khorol in the Russian Empire (now Poltava Oblast, Ukraine). He received his education in Lithuanian yeshivot. He studied under Shimon Shkop in the Telz Yeshiva, and became interested in the Haskalah The ''Haskalah'', often termed Jewish Enlightenment ( he, השכלה; literally, "wisdom", "erudition" or "education"), was an intellectual movement among the Jews of Central and Eastern Europe, with a certain influence on those in Western Euro ... through Rosh Yeshiva Eliezer Gordon's polemics. In 1898 he moved to the Hebron Yeshiva, Slabodka yeshiva and in 1900 he traveled to Vilnius and was certified a Rabbi. He then went to Lyubavichi to witness the Chabad-Lubavitch branch of Hasidic Judaism. Between 1902 and 1911 he was engaged in Zionist activism and teaching, which at s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khorol, Ukraine
Khorol (, ) is a city in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Khorol Raion. Population: Notable natives of Khorol include Ben-Zion Dinur and Aryeh Dvoretzky Aryeh (Arie) Dvoretzky ( he, אריה דבורצקי, russian: Арье Дворецкий; May 3, 1916 – May 8, 2008) was a Russian-born Israeli mathematician, the winner of the 1973 Israel Prize in Mathematics. He is best known for his wo .... Name The town is named after the Khorol River upon which it is situated. Gallery File:Хорол. Успенська церква.JPG, Assumption Church in Khorol File:Bahnhof Chorol.jpg, Railway station File:M03 Poltava.jpg, M03 highway near Khorol File:Старий міст через Хорол.jpg, Khorol River References Cities in Poltava Oblast Khorolsky Uyezd Cities of district significance in Ukraine {{Poltava-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
