Yaacov Liberman

Yaacov Liberman
יעקב ליברמן
Born(1923-03-10)March 10, 1923
Harbin, China
DiedAugust 27, 2015(2015-08-27) (aged 92)
San Diego, California, U.S.
OccupationsZionist politician and author

Yaacov (Yana) Liberman (Hebrew: יעקב ליברמן; March 10, 1923 – August 27, 2015) was a Chinese-born Israeli Zionist politician and author.[1] In 1948 he emigrated to Israel.

Life and career

Liberman was born in Harbin, China on March 10, 1923, into a wealthy Russian Jewish family, to Semyon Liberman from Sevastopol and Gisia Zuboreva from Nikolayevsk-on-Amur. He had three brothers.[2] Liberman was a Zionist leader in Shanghai[3] and wrote two books: My China: Jewish Life in the Orient: 1900–1950 and Tears of Zion: Divided We Stand. He died in San Diego, California on August 27, 2015, at the age of 92.[4]

References

  1. ^ Who's Who, Israel. P. Mamut. 1963. p. 409. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ "JewishGen ShtetLinks. Harbin Memories from Yaacov Liberman". Jewishgen.org.
  3. ^ Parker, Eleanor (July 1998). "China Judaic Studies Association. Book Reviews". Archived from the original on 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  4. ^ "November 2015 issue". San Diego Jewish Journal. November 2015. p. 77. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
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