Person
Rafael Shefer
רפאל שפר זיל
A Jewish communal activist, Hebrew teacher, and Zionist office administrator.
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Source OCR · scan 190 · printed page 183
... מ. גורארי
רפאל שפר זיל ...Connected nodes
Community
David-Horodok
Born In
Organization
Russian Army
Member Of
Place
German captivity
Imprisoned At
Place
Warsaw
Lived At
Institution
Palestine Office
Worked At
Institution
Palestine Office
Led By
Institution
Ministry of the Interior
Worked At
Institution
State Comptroller's Office
Worked At
Institution
Tel Aviv Municipality
Worked At
Event
Service in the Russian Army during World War I
Participated In · Subject
Event
German captivity
Participated In · Subject
Event
Founding of Tel Aviv Audit Office
Participated In · Organizer
Person
M. Gurari
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Community
David-Horodok
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Place
Moscow
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Organization
Russian Army
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Place
German captivity
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Place
Warsaw
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Institution
Palestine Office
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Born In
Rafael Shefer → David-Horodok
אכסטרן בעירתו דוידדהורודוק
The OCR wording is unclear but identifies David-Horodok as his town.
Associated events
Military Service
Service in the Russian Army during World War I
Rafael Shefer entered the Russian Army during World War I and was subsequently captured by Germany.
Imprisonment
German captivity
Rafael Shefer was taken into German captivity after serving in the Russian Army.
Organization Founding
Founding of Tel Aviv Audit Office
Rafael Shefer founded and guided Tel Aviv's audit office.