Benzion Netanyahu
Benzion Netanyahu (Hebrew: בֶּנְצִיּוֹן נְתַנְיָהוּ, IPA: [bentsiˈjon netaˈnjahu]; born Benzion Mileikowsky; March 25, 1910 – April 30, 2012) was an Israeli encyclopedist, historian, and medievalist. He served as a professor of history at Cornell University. A scholar of Judaic history, he was also an activist in the Revisionist Zionism movement, who lobbied in the United States to support the creation of the Jewish state. His field of expertise was the history of the Jews in Spain. He was an editor of the Hebrew Encyclopedia and assistant to Benjamin Azkin, Ze'ev Jabotinsky's personal secretary.
Benzion Netanyahu | |
|---|---|
| Born | Benzion Mileikowsky March 25, 1910 |
| Died | April 30, 2012 (aged 102) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Education | Hebrew University of Jerusalem (MA) Dropsie College (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Encyclopedist, historian, medievalist |
| Spouse |
Tzila Segal
(m. 1944; died 2000) |
| Children | |
| Parent(s) | Rabbi Nathan Mileikowsky Sarah (Lurie) Mileikowsky |
| Relatives | Elisha Netanyahu (brother) Nathan Netanyahu (nephew) |
Netanyahu was the father of current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Yonatan Netanyahu, ex-commander of Sayeret Matkal; and Iddo Netanyahu, a physician, author and playwright.