Itzhak Nener | |
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יצחק ננר | |
| Born | (1919-08-22)22 August 1919 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 27 April 2012(2012-04-27) (aged 92) |
| Resting place | Har HaMenuchot,Jerusalem |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Occupation(s) | Jurist,lawyer |
| Employer | Nener & Co. Law Office & Notary |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Blanca Stein |
| Children | Navah, Ofer, Yehoshua 'Shuky'[1] |
Itzhak Nener (Hebrew:יצחק ננר; bornYitzhak Nener; 22 August 1919 - 27 April 2012) was anIsraelijurist who co-founded theInternational Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists and served as vice-president ofLiberal International.
Yitzhak Nener was born on 22 August 1919[citation needed] inVienna, Austria. As an infant his family moved to the city of Stanisławów inGalicia,Poland, nowIvano-Frankivsk,Ukraine. In 1938, at the age of 19, he moved toMandatory Palestine, making the journey on a ship with almost 1,000Jewish students from all over Poland enrolled at theHebrew University of Jerusalem.[1][2]
He travelled on the ship with fellow student andZionist activist, Blanca Stein; they married the following year, in 1939. Both of their families, whom they had left behind in Poland, were murdered in theHolocaust.[1][2]
At theHebrew University of Jerusalem, Nener studied social sciences, sociology, philosophy and history, and later law at the British Mandate High School of Law, writing one of the first academic publications on the Holocaust.[2]
In 1960 Nener was elected to theMunicipality of Jerusalem.[2]
Nener was a member of theLiberal Party leadership and served as Vice President ofLiberal International. According to former justice minister and deputy prime minister,Moshe Nissim, "He fought like a lion against anti-Israeli decisions."[1]
Nener was the first Jew and Israeli to be elected honorary president of theWorld Jurist Association (WJA), and "was honored and held important positions in the organization" according to former president of theSupreme Court of Israel,Meir Shamgar.[1][3] In 2005 at the global congress of WJA inShanghai,China, Nener received a medal in honour of his contribution to peace and the rule of law.[2]
Nener was one of the founders of theInternational Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (IAJLJ), and served as Deputy President. In June 1998 at a conference of the IAJLJ in the city ofThessaloniki inGreece, Nener cautioned that “the international revisionist movement, using the Internet and an orchestrated propaganda campaign, could warp the historical memory of younger generations;” and that "the denial movement has a historical institute which is reviewing history and whose real aim is to deny the Holocaust.”[4]
In June 1999 inBerlin, Nener warned that "there are some very disturbing signs" of risingantisemitism in Germany and across Europe, but that "Germany is one of the few countries in Europe which has adopted legislation" to fight these trends.[5]
Nener was one of the founders of theIsrael Bar Association and served as the first chairperson of the Jerusalem District Committee from 1965 to 1971,[6] before being elected chairperson of the association's national council in 1972, a position he served in until 1987.[7]
Nener founded thelaw firm Nener Law Office in 1951 in Jerusalem, where he worked until his later years. The business operates to the present day as Nener & Co. Law Office & Notary, under the management of Itzhak's son, Yehoshua Nener.[citation needed]
In 2000, Nener was awarded theYakir Yerushalayim annual citizenship prize.[8]
In September 2017, theMunicipality of Jerusalem announced that a street in the city would be named after Itzhak Nener.[9]
He died on 27 April 2012[citation needed]. His remains are atHar HaMenuchot,Jerusalem.[7]
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