Dov Kalmanovich

Dov Kalmanovich is an Israeli politician and current Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem. He was the first Israeli victim in the First Palestinian Intifada.[1][2][3]

Personal life

Dov Kalmanovich was born and raised in Jerusalem.[4] He is a member of the seventh generation of his family to live in Jerusalem.[5] Kalmanovich trained as an account and worked in accounting early in his career.[2] Under his leadership the Jewish Quarter Development Corporation rebuilt the Hurva Synagogue.[1][6]

Political career

Kalmanovich is a member of the Jewish Home party.[2][7] He headed the Jewish Home Party list in the 2013 municipal elections in Jerusalem.[8]

Victim of First Intifada

The intifada began on 9 December 1987. Kalmanovich was driving from his West Bank home in Beit El to Jerusalem when a molotov cocktail was hurled "through the windshield" of his car.[9][10]

According to the Chicago Tribune, reporting shortly after the attack, "Kalmanovich is the first Israeli civilian to be seriously injured in the unrest since it began Dec. 9."[9][11] The skin of his face and a large part of his body was burned away.[1][12]

In popular culture

The firebombing of Kamanovich's car and the scarring injuries he sustained play a role in Naomi Ragen's 2007 novel about the First Intifada, The Covenant.[13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Green, David (29 February 2004). "From the ruins; A master architect's attempt to rebuild on sacred ground". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Independent candidate to lead Bayit Yehudi list in Beit". Jerusalem Post. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Hezkl, Ezra (1 November 2014). "Deputy Mayor Says Jerusalem Violence 'is an Intifada'". Arutz Sheva. Israel National News. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Miskin, Maayana (20 October 2013). "I decided to survive". Arutz Sheva. Israel National News. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. ↑ YWN (1 October 2013). "Kalmanovich Remains Silent on Jerusalem Mayoral Candidate". Yeshiva World News. YWN. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "The Restoration of the Hurva Synagogue". Jewish Quarter Development Corporation. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Hasson, Nir (4 September 2014). "Jerusalem approves major housing plan for Arab neighborhood". Haaretz. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ↑ YWN (16 September 2013). "Court Rules in Favor of Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem Race". Yeshiva World News. YWN. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. 1 2 ChicagoTribune (1 February 1988). "Israelis End Beating Policy, Use Ammunition On Rioters". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  10. ↑ Singer, David (1990). American Jewish YearBook. Jewish Publication Society. p. 428. ISBN 0827603592.
  11. ↑ Broder, Jonathan (2 February 1989). "Israeli Settlers Losing Patience". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  12. ↑ Hirshman, Yechezkel (2007). ONe Above and Seven Below. Mazo Publishers, 2007. p. 307. ISBN 9657344387.
  13. ↑ Ragen, Naomi (2004). The Covenant. St. Martin's Press. p. 25.
  14. ↑ Friedman, Gaby (11 August 2005). "Ragen Novel Blends Intifada, Intrigue". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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