Chaim Marinov ( September 19, 1904 , Borisov , Minsk Province - November 3, 2001 , Jerusalem ) - Israeli urban planner. Long-term deputy mayor of Jerusalem . Honorary Citizen of Jerusalem (1978) [1] .
| Chaim Marinov | |
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| Heb. חיים מרינוב | |
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| Date of Birth | September 19, 1904 |
| Place of Birth | Borisov |
| Date of death | November 3, 2001 (97 years old) |
| Place of death | Jerusalem |
| Citizenship |  USSR →  Israel |
Biography
He received a traditional Jewish education in a cheder . He studied medicine in Leningrad . From a young age he took part in the Zionist movement, one of the founders of the Zionist student movement in the USSR . At 21, he decided to quit his medical education in Leningrad in order to organize the Zionist movement in Ukraine . In 1927 he was expelled from the USSR , repatriated in the same year to Eretz Yisrael .
Having settled in Jerusalem , he worked for 12 years as a bricklayer. Since 1939 he headed the union of builders of Jerusalem. He led the plant for the production of building materials. He took part in the War of Independence of Israel . In the municipality of Jerusalem, he headed the engineering service [2] , served as deputy mayor (first on a voluntary basis, and later on a salary [3] ). He was part of the Israel National Insurance Institute . He was chairman of Magen David Hell and a branch of the Haganah organization in Jerusalem. For many years he was a trustee of the Hebrew University .
A street in Jerusalem is named after him.
Notes
- ↑ List of Honorary Citizens of Jerusalem, 1978 on the website of the City Hall of Jerusalem (Hebrew)
- ↑ Teddy Kolek is elected mayor of Jerusalem (Hebrew) . Davar (11.26.1969). Date of treatment September 9, 2014.
- ↑ Fourth Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem on salary (Hebrew) . Herut (01/30/1964). Date of treatment September 9, 2014.