About Leon Bramson
Lived 1869 – 1941 (aged 71). Leon Bramson was a Russian writer, lawyer and politician.
Leon Bramson (; born 1869 in Kaunas, then Russian Empire, d. March 2, 1941 in Marseille, France), was a Jewish activist, member of the State Duma of the Russian Empire in 1906-1907, then a leader and organizer of the World ORT.
Attorney and member of the Central Committee of the League for the Attainment of Equal Rights for the Jewish People in Russia, he was elected to the 1906 First Duma elections after an electoral agreement made by the General Jewish Labour Bund with the Lithuanian Labourers' Party (Trudoviks).
He became head of the Russian ORT in 1908 and later of the World ORT when its headquarters moved to Berlin in 1920, and cofounded in 1922 the American ORT Federation with Aaron Syngalowski (1890–1956).
At least two schools still in activity in 2009 bear his name: the Bramson ORT College in New York City and the Lycée Professionnel Léon Bramson ORT in Marseille.
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Who was Leon Bramson?
Jewish activist and politician (1869–1941)
When was Leon Bramson born?
Leon Bramson was born on 17 April 1869 in Kaunas.
When did Leon Bramson die?
Leon Bramson died on 2 March 1941 in Marseille.
What was Leon Bramson's occupation?
Leon Bramson was a writer, lawyer and politician.
What nationality was Leon Bramson?
Leon Bramson was Russian.
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