
Naphtali Friedman (sometimes also spelled Naftali; 15 May 1863,
Juodžiai,
Kovno Governorate
Kovno Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Kovno (Kaunas). It was formed on 18 December 1842 by Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, Nicholas I from the western part of Vilna Govern ...
– 5 May 1921) was a Jewish Lithuanian lawyer and politician.
He was elected as a Russian
Constitutional Democratic Party
The Constitutional Democratic Party (, K-D), also called Constitutional Democrats and formally the Party of People's Freedom (), was a political party in the Russian Empire that promoted Western constitutional monarchy—among other policies� ...
deputy representing
Kovno Governorate
Kovno Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Kovno (Kaunas). It was formed on 18 December 1842 by Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, Nicholas I from the western part of Vilna Govern ...
to the Third (1907–1912, out of 2 Jewish deputies) and Fourth (1912–1917, out of 3 Jewish deputies)
State Duma
The State Duma is the lower house of the Federal Assembly (Russia), Federal Assembly of Russia, with the upper house being the Federation Council (Russia), Federation Council. It was established by the Constitution of Russia, Constitution of t ...
.
[Dov Levin]
The Litvaks: a short history of the Jews in Lithuania
Berghahn Books, 2000 , In 1914, he made a speech in which he said that the Jews would fight until the victory of the Russian Empire was achieved.
[ He was also elected on April 19, 1920 to the ]Constituent Assembly of Lithuania
The Constituent Assembly of Lithuania or Constituent Seimas () was the first parliament of the independent state of Lithuania to be elected in a direct, democratic, general, secret election. The Assembly assumed its duties on 15 May 1920 and was ...
on a common Jewish ticket[ and died on 5 May 1921.
]
References
1863 births
1921 deaths
People from Joniškis District Municipality
People from Rossiyensky Uyezd
Jewish Lithuanian politicians
Russian Constitutional Democratic Party members
Members of the 3rd State Duma of the Russian Empire
Members of the 4th State Duma of the Russian Empire
Russian Constituent Assembly members
Members of the Seimas
Lawyers from the Russian Empire
Saint Petersburg State University alumni
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