Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
NAVON, JOSEPH — (1858–1934), pioneer of Ereẓ Israel development. Navon was born into a prominent Sephardi family in jerusalem . His father, Eliahu Navon, was the Jewish representative in the Jerusalem regional council. Joseph was educated in France, and on his… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Navon — (Hebrew: נָבוֹן, lit. Intelligent) may refer to one of the following: People Yitzhak Navon (1921–), former President of Israel Gad Navon (1922–2006), former chief rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces Joseph Navon (1858–1934), a Jerusalem… … Wikipedia
NAVON, JONAH MOSES BEN BENJAMIN — (d. 1841), rabbi and Jerusalem emissary. Navon, together with his cousin, Joseph Saadiah Navon, was sent to Gibraltar and to various Moroccan communities by the rabbis of Jerusalem in 1802–03 in order to mobilize financial aid for the Jerusalem… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
NAVON, BENJAMIN MORDECAI BEN EPHRAIM — (1788–1851), kabbalist and halakhist, one of the outstanding Jerusalem sages of his time, son of Ephraim b. Jonah Navon. Navon was called Jilibin (Çelebi, a Turkish title of honor). He was head of the kabbalists of the Midrash Ḥasidim Kehillah… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AZULAI, ḤAYYIM JOSEPH DAVID — (known by his Hebrew acronym Ḥida, Ḥayyim Yoseph David Azulai; 1724–1806), halakhist, kabbalist, emissary, and bibliographer. Azulai was born in Jerusalem; he was descended on his father s side from a prominent family of rabbis and kabbalists… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
POLITICAL LIFE AND PARTIES — Introduction It was largely due to the existence of the pre state political parties, which had conducted intensive political activities for almost half a century within the framework of the yishuv , under the British Mandate for Palestine, that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Chief Rabbi — Chief Rabbinate redirects here. See also Chief Rabbinate of Israel. Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country s Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular… … Wikipedia
ISTANBUL — ISTANBUL, city in N.W. turkey , on both sides of the Bosphorus at its entrance on the Sea of Marmara (for history prior to 1453, see constantinople ). Constantinople was taken from the Byzantine emperor in 1453 by the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jaffa — 32°03′16.23″N 34°45′6.36″E / 32.0545083, 34.7517667 … Wikipédia en Français
