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Zev Birger
1926–2011
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Zev Birger (Hebrew: ××× ××ר×ר; June 1, 1926 â June 6, 2011) was a founder of the Sons of Zion Organization that worked to preserve Hebrew culture and language during World War II.
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Facilities
- Stutthof concentration campDates unknown
Biography
Zev Birger (Hebrew: ××× ××ר×ר; June 1, 1926 â June 6, 2011) was a founder of the Sons of Zion Organization that worked to preserve Hebrew culture and language during World War II. He was also active in Aliyah Bet (illegal immigration organization) that organized the immigration of Holocaust survivors to Israel. He help set up of State of Israel's Customs and Excise Department, served as Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry, as a special assistant to Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek for the development of culture, the economy and tourism in the city, and directed the Jerusalem International Book Fair. Among those who nurtured Israeli cinema, he was a founder of Sam Spiegel Film & Television School.
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