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Name | Occupation or position | Community | |
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Berl LockerBerl Locker Born in Kriwiec in Austria-Hungary, Locker was educated at a Jewish school. In 1902 he began contributing to the Der Yidisher... |
Politician | ||
Jakub Karol ParnasJakub Karol Parnas was born in 1884 in Mokriany near Drohobych, at that time part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in the province of Galicia (now... |
Biochemist | ||
Dov SadanProfessor Dov Sadan was born in Brody in the Galicia region of Austria-Hungary. Sadan received a traditional Jewish education. He joined... |
Scholar | Brody | |
Oser KokeschOser Kokesch was a Zionist activist, born in Brody in 1859. After graduating with a law degree from the University of Vienna, Kokesch –... |
Zionist activist | Brody | |
Isaak RobinsohnIsaak Robinsohn was a well-known radiologist, born in the town of Brody in 1874. His father ran a bookshop and, as a result, Isaak was surrounded by... |
Radiologist | Brody | |
Iuliu (Yehuda) BaraschBorn in Brody in 1815, Julius Barasch received a traditional religious education, but after meeting two famous maskillim, Hirsh Mendel and Izkhak... |
Scientist | Brody | |
Chajes Hirsch PerezHirsch Perez Chajes was a theologian, orientalist, and one of the leaders of the Zionist movement. He was born in Brody in 1876.After graduating from... |
Theologian | Brody | |
Alfred LandauAlfred Landau was a famous folklorist and philologist. Born in Brody in 1850, into the family of a famous rabbi, Landau studied in a gymnasium in... |
Folklorist | Brody |