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Meir Shmuel Balaban
ד״ר מאיר־שמואל בלבן
Historian from a prominent Lviv communal family, born in 1877.
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ד״ר מאיר־שמואל בלבן הוא נין ונכד למשפחה
ידועה בתולדות הקהילה בלבוב החל מן המאה הי״ז,
שפרנסים וטובי־קהילה קמו מתוכה. אחד מהם, לבקוב
בלבן, ראש הקהילה במחצית המאה הי״ח, עשה רבות
בשביל קהילות לבוב וידע לעמוד על נפשו ולתבוע ...Connected nodes
Institution
University in Lviv
Studied At
Institution
Tadeusz Czacki Elementary School
Worked At
Place
Gliniany
Worked At
Place
Holohory
Worked At
Event
Birth of Meir Shmuel Balaban
Participated In · Subject
Event
Balaban enters the University of Lviv
Participated In · Student
Event
Balaban begins teaching
Participated In · Employee
Event
Balaban transfers to the Tadeusz Czacki School
Participated In · Employee
Person
Zusman Balaban
Appears in same passage
Person
Meir Balaban
Appears in same passage
Person
Jacob Ornstein
Appears in same passage
Institution
University in Lviv
Appears in same passage
Place
Gliniany
Appears in same passage
Place
Holohory
Appears in same passage
Person
Baron Hirsch
Appears in same passage
Institution
Tadeusz Czacki Elementary School
Appears in same passage
Place
Lviv Jewish quarter
Appears in same passage
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Studied At
Meir Shmuel Balaban → University in Lviv
בשנ ת 1895 נכנ ס לאוניברסיט ה בלבו ב ולמ ד משפטים
- field:
- law
- startYear:
- 1895
Worked At
Meir Shmuel Balaban → Tadeusz Czacki Elementary School
בשנ ת 1900 לבית־הספ ר העממ י ע״ ש תדיאו ש צאצק י
- startYear:
- 1900
Worked At
Meir Shmuel Balaban → Gliniany
תחילת ו כמור ה ב-ת ־ הספ ר העממ י הראשו ן מיסוד ו ש ל הברו ן היר ש בגליניאני
The passage identifies Gliniany as the location of his first teaching position.
Associated events
Birth · 1877
Birth of Meir Shmuel Balaban
Meir Shmuel Balaban was born in 1877.
School Attendance · 1895
Balaban enters the University of Lviv
Balaban entered the University of Lviv and studied law in 1895.
Employment
Balaban begins teaching
Balaban began teaching at a Baron Hirsch-founded elementary school in Gliniany.
Employment · 1900
Balaban transfers to the Tadeusz Czacki School
Balaban was transferred to the Tadeusz Czacki elementary school in Lviv in 1900.