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Kalonymus Zeev Wissotzky

קלונימוס זאב ויסוצקי

A wealthy philanthropist who donated Shiloah volumes and supported the Technion.

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... מי .היה הנדבן שקנה את כרכי ,השילוח" לחלקם חנם לספריות! זה היה העשיר הידוע קלונימוס זאב ויסוצקי, בעל הפירמה הידועה ,תה ויסוצקי", חובב ציון גדול, אחד המיסדים של האגודה בקטוביץ בשנת 1884, הוא נשלח גם פעם מטעם מרכז חו"צ לבקר בארץ ולעמד על המצב של המושבות שהיו אז בכל רע, אלה המושבות של העליה הראשונה : פתח תקוה ראש פנה, זכרון יעקב, ראשון לציון, אגב, כדאי לספר, כי עסקן ציוני זה הניח עזבון של מאה אלף רובל ליסוד הטכניון בחיפה. ...
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Business
Wissotzky Tea
Owned
Organization
Hovevei Zion
Founded By
Institution
Technion in Haifa
Participated In
Event
Founding of a Hovevei Zion association in Katowice
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Person
Aharon Hershil
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Business
Wissotzky Tea
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Organization
Hovevei Zion
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Place
Katowice
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Place
Petah Tikva
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Place
Rosh Pina
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Place
Zikhron Yaakov
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Place
Rishon LeZion
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Institution
Technion in Haifa
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Place
Haifa
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Work
HaShiloah
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Owned
Kalonymus Zeev Wissotzky → Wissotzky Tea
בעל הפירמה הידועה ,תה ויסוצקי"
description:
wealthy owner of a known firm
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Founded By
Kalonymus Zeev Wissotzky → Hovevei Zion
אחד המיסדים של האגודה בקטוביץ בשנת 1884
context:
one of the founders; year 1884
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Participated In
Kalonymus Zeev Wissotzky → Technion in Haifa
עזבון של מאה אלף רובל ליסוד הטכניון בחיפה
action:
left an estate of 100,000 rubles for its establishment
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Associated events
Organization Founding · 1884
Founding of a Hovevei Zion association in Katowice

Wissotzky was one of the founders of an association in Katowice in 1884.