YOSEF BENYAMINI (February 1879-February 22, 1933)
He was known as well by the name Ben-Manoaḥ. He was born in Derbent, Kavkaz, Russia, son
of the rabbi from the Derbent community, R. Riman-Tov Manoaḥ. He received a traditional education. In 1906 he made aliya to Israel. He worked in Rishon Lezion, later becoming
involved with business in Jerusalem. In
1914 he joined Poale-Tsiyon. That same
year he emigrated to the United States and lived in Cleveland. He was among the first to enlist in the
Jewish Legion and then returned to Palestine, where he remained through the
war. He published articles in Forverts
(Forward) in New York and in Davar (Word) in Tel Aviv. He was murdered by Bedouins in the Jezreel
Valley.
Source: D. Tidhar, in Entsiklopedyah leḥalutse hayishuv uvonav (Encyclopedia of the founders and builders of Israel) (Tel Aviv, 1947-1971), vol. 3.
How can I find out more information on him? I think he was my Great Grandfather. Was his son Aaron Benyamini?
ReplyDeleteThe only way I know is to check the source given here (Tidhar, vol. 3). This is only a translation. Good luck!
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