Nahum Goldmann

Nahum Goldmann
נחום גולדמן‎
Goldmann in 1972
Born(1895-07-10)July 10, 1895
Vishnevo, Russian Empire
(now Vishnyeva, Belarus)
DiedAugust 29, 1982(1982-08-29) (aged 87)
Bad Reichenhall, West Germany
Known forFounder and president of the World Jewish Congress

Nahum Goldmann (Hebrew: נחום גולדמן; July 10, 1895 – August 29, 1982) was a leading Zionist. He was a founder of the World Jewish Congress and its president from 1951 to 1978 and was also president of the World Zionist Organization from 1956 to 1968.

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