Akiva Ettinger
Russian agronomist and Zionist leader
About Akiva Ettinger
Lived 1872 – 1945 (aged 72–73).
Early life Ettinger was born in Vitebsk, Belorussia and was a descendant of Akiva Eiger. He received a degree in agriculture from Saint Petersburg University.
Zionist activism In 1898, he participated in an inquiry into the conditions facing Jewish farmers in southern Russia as a representative of the Jewish Colonization Association (ICA). Following this, he was requested to create a Jewish model farm in Bessarabia. In 1902, the Odessa Committee of Hovevei Zion sent Ettinger and Ahad HaAm to look into the condition of Jewish settlements.
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Who was Akiva Ettinger?
Russian agronomist and Zionist leader (1872–1945)
When was Akiva Ettinger born?
Akiva Ettinger was born in 1872.
When did Akiva Ettinger die?
Akiva Ettinger died in 1945.
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