Dov Kalmanovich

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Dov Kalmanovich is an Israeli politician, serving as Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem and city council member in the years 2013-2018. He was the first Israeli victim in the First Palestinian Intifada.[1][2][3]

Biography[]

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 studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion. He was also trained as an accountant, and worked in accounting early in his career.[2] Under his leadership, the Jewish Quarter Development Corporation rebuilt the Hurva Synagogue.[1][6]

The First Intifada began on December 9, 1987. Kalmanovich was driving from his home in the Israeli settlement of Beit El in the West Bank to Jerusalem when a molotov cocktail was hurled "through the windshield" of his car.[7][8]

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".[7][9] The skin of his face and a large part of his body was burned away.[1][10]

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.[11][12]

Political career[]

Kalmanovich is a member of the Jewish Home party.[2][13] He headed the Jewish Home Party list in the 2013 municipal elections in Jerusalem.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  7. ^ a b ChicagoTribune (1 February 1988). "Israelis End Beating Policy, Use Ammunition On Rioters". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ^ Singer, David (1990). American Jewish YearBook. Jewish Publication Society. p. 428. ISBN 0827603592.
  9. ^ Broder, Jonathan (2 February 1989). "Israeli Settlers Losing Patience". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  10. ^ Hirshman, Yechezkel (2007). ONe Above and Seven Below. Mazo Publishers, 2007. p. 307. ISBN 978-9657344385.
  11. ^ Ragen, Naomi (2004). The Covenant. St. Martin's Press. p. 25. ISBN 9780312291198.
  12. ^ Friedman, Gaby (11 August 2005). "Ragen Novel Blends Intifada, Intrigue". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  13. ^ Hasson, Nir (4 September 2014). "Jerusalem approves major housing plan for Arab neighborhood". Haaretz. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  14. ^ YWN (16 September 2013). "Court Rules in Favor of Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem Race". Yeshiva World News. YWN. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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