Naphtali Friedman (sometimes also spelled Naftali; 15 May 1863, Juodžiai,

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– 5 May 1921) was a Jewish Lithuanian lawyer and politician. He was elected as a Russian

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deputy representing

to the Third (1907–1912, out of 2 Jewish deputies) and Fourth (1912–1917, out of 3 Jewish deputies)

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.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

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on a common Jewish ticket and died on 5 May 1921.

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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 {{Lithuania-politician-stub