Simon Yakovlevich Rosenbaum
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Simon Yakovlevich Rosenbaum (b. 1859 in Pinsk
, Russian Empire
, d. 1934 in Tel Aviv
, Palestine), was a Jewish activist and attorney, member of the First State Duma of the Russian Empire
in 1906–1907, Lithuanian Minister for Jewish Affairs
from June 29, 1923 to his resignation on February 12, 1924 and Lithuania
n consul in Palestine.
Pinsk
Pinsk , a town in Belarus, in the Polesia region, traversed by the river Pripyat, at the confluence of the Strumen and Pina rivers. The region was known as the Marsh of Pinsk. It is a fertile agricultural center. It lies south-west of Minsk. The population is about 130,000...
, Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
, d. 1934 in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, Palestine), was a Jewish activist and attorney, member of the First State Duma of the Russian Empire
State Duma of the Russian Empire
The State Duma of the Russian Empire was a legislative assembly in the late Russian Empire, which met in the Taurida Palace in St. Petersburg. It was convened four times between 1906 and the collapse of the Empire in 1917.-History:...
in 1906–1907, Lithuanian Minister for Jewish Affairs
Lithuanian Ministry for Jewish Affairs
The Ministry for Jewish Affairs was an interwar Lithuanian government portfolio.This ministry was established as a result of bargaining between the Jewish community leaders and the Lithuanian government to gain the support of the latter in the peace conference negotiations over the boundaries of...
from June 29, 1923 to his resignation on February 12, 1924 and Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n consul in Palestine.