Shmuel Tolkowsky (27 June 1886 - 19 December 1965) was a Belgian-born agronomist, Zionist and Israeli diplomat. He became the assistant to Chaim Weizmann and Nachum Sokolov, two important leaders of the Zionist Movement. Shmuel Tolkowsky himself was the son-in-law of Yitzhak Goldberg, a founder of the Jewish Foundation Fund.[1]
Shmuel Tolkowsky | |
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| Born | 27 June 1886 |
| Died | 19 December 1965 (aged 79) |
Dan Tolkowsky was his son.[2]
Born in Antwerp, Belgium, he emigrated to Israel in 1911. He began serving as Consul General in Switzerland in 1949 until he was promoted to Minister in 1951.[3]
Quotes
editWe Zionists look upon the fate of the Armenian people with a deep and sincere sympathy; we do so as men, as Jews, and as Zionists.
— Shmuel Tolkowsky, The Banality of Denial: Israel and the Armenian Genocide By Yair Auron, Cathy Collins Block, Michael Pressley, p. 1
References
edit- ^ The Global Political Economy of Israel - Page 114 by Jonathan. Nitzan, Shimshon. Bichler
- ^ Tidhar, David (1947). "Aluf Dan Tolkowsky" אלוף דן טולקובסקי. Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel (in Hebrew). Vol. 6. Estate of David Tidhar and Touro College Libraries. p. 2614.
- ^ "Switzerland". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
External links
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- Tidhar, David (1947). "Shmuel Tolkowsky" שמואל טולקובסקי. Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel (in Hebrew). Vol. 6. Estate of David Tidhar and Touro College Libraries. p. 2446.
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