| LC control no. | no2002001182 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ezri, Meir, 1923 or 1924-2015 |
| Variant(s) | Ezri, Meir, 1927- ʻIzrī, Miʼīr, 1923 or 1924-2015 עזרי, מאיר, 1923 or 1924-2015 عزرى، مئير |
| Located | Savyon (Israel) Tehran (Iran) Israel Jerusalem Iran |
| Birth date | [1923,1924] |
| Death date | 2015-06-30 |
| Place of birth | Iṣfahān (Iran) |
| Place of death | Israel |
| Field of activity | Zionism Palestine--Emigration and immigration Israel--Emigration and immigration Jews, Iranian Jews, Oriental Iran--Foreign relations--Israel Israel--Foreign relations--Iran Persian language Persian literature Iran--Research Persian Gulf Region--Research Bible Jewish art Soup kitchens Food relief Medical care |
| Affiliation | Hechalutz (Organization) Biḳur ḥolim (Hospital : Jerusalem) Bet ha-ḥolim "Shaʻare-tsedeḳ" (Jerusalem) Bet ha-ḥolim ha-kelali Miśgav la-dakh (Jerusalem) Jewish Agency for Israel. Department for Aliyah & Absorption World Organization of Iranian Jews Universiṭat Ḥefah |
| Profession or occupation | Zionists Journalists Newspaper editors Authors Philanthropists Benefactors Diplomats Ambassadors |
| Special note | Machine-derived non-Latin script reference project. Non-Latin script references not evaluated. |
| Found in | Mi va-khem mi-kol ʻamo, c2001: t.p. (Meʼir ʻEzri) t.p. verso (Meir Ezri [in rom.]) jckt. (b. 1927 in Iran) text (Israeli diplomat to Iran in the 1950s-1960s) page 17 (born winter 1923 in Isfahan) Yādnāmah, 2000: t.p. (Miʼīr ʻIzrī) His Avinu Tsiyon ʻEzri, Imenu Ḥanah ʻEzri le-vet Sinai, 2013: title page (Meʼir ʻEzri = מאיר עזרי) page 22 (first son of Tsiyon and Ḥanum Ezri; born 1924) Hebrew Wikipedia, viewed March 10, 2016 (Meʼir ʻEzri = מאיר עזרי; born 1924; died 30 June 2015; was Israeli diplomat who served as Israeli ambassador to Iran between 1968 and 1973. Born in Isfahan, Iran to father Tsiyon Ezri who was a Jewish community leader and Zionist. At the age of 15 he organized Heḥaluts Zionist youth groups in Isfahan and later in Teheran. In 1945 and 1946 he worked with his father to facilitate illegal immigration to Palestine from Iraq and Iran through Iran. He Immigrated to Israel in 1950 and worked for the Jewish Agency on the absorption of immigrants from Iran and Iraq. Founded the Farsi newspaper Kokhav ha-Mizraḥ. In 1951 he consolidated a group of organizations of immigrants from Iran in Israel. In 1958 he was deputy ambassador to Iran and in 1968 became ambassador until 1973. In 1999 he received the Yaḳir Yerushalayim prize. In 2001 he published his autobiography, Mi va-khem mi-kol ʻamo, in Hebrew and Farsi. Lived in Savyon with his wife and children. Was interested in Bible and Judaic art. Supported Israeli hospitals Biḳur Ḥolim, Shaʻare Tsedek, and Miśgav la-Dakh. Worked for closer ties between Iran and Israel by bringing Israeli leaders and academics to visit Iran and Iranian Moslem leaders to visit their counterparts in Israel. Many honors were bestowed upon him for his work by the Iranian government and by Israel. He founded the World Organization of Iranian Jews in Israel in1982 to establish a connection between those who were previously in Israel and those who came after the Iranian revolution. It also worked to unite Iranian Jews in the US, Europe and Iran. He collected funds through his Iranian connections for various institutions in Israel such as hospitals, schools, and synagogues. He founded and edited Kokhav ha-Mizraḥ he-ḥadash which featured news of Iranian Jewish communities and encouraged publication of literature in Farsi. He received an honorary degree from the University of Haifa and founded The Ezri Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies at the university.) <https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8_%D7%A2%D7%96%D7%A8%D7%99> Haaretz online, viewed March 14, 2016 obituary (Meir Ezri; born 1923; died at age 92, served in Iran from 1958-1973; buried in Jerusalem) <http://www.haaretz.co.il/news/education/.premium-1.2674169> The Times of Israel online, June 2, 2015, viewed March 14, 2016 (Meir Ezri, born 1924 died earlier this week. In 1958, he was asked by Ben-Gurion to build relations with Iran, which was ruled by the shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. His success laid the foundation of ties that covered a wide range of interaction between the two countries, during which he developed a personal relationship with Pahlavi. Israel's relations with the country were cut after the Iranian revolution in 1979, which saw the ouster of Pahlavi.) <http://www.timesofisrael.com/former-israeli-ambassador-to-iran-dies-aged-92/> The Ezri Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies, website, viewed March 14, 2016 about the benefactor (Meir Ezri, 1922-2015. In 2006, Ezri realized his dream of founding the Ezri Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at the University of Haifa. The mission of the Ezri Center is to promote research, achieve a deeper understanding of the society, economy, politics, religion and culture of Iran and other countries of the Persian Gulf within the region as a whole. During his last years, Ezri's health prevented him from taking an active part in public gatherings, but he still he dedicated his limited energy to promote and assist Jewish Iranian causes. He was also active in supporting soup kitchens, distributing hundreds of meals a day to people in need, and providing financial support for vital medical treatments not covered by the national medical insurance.) <http://gulfc.haifa.ac.il/index.php/about-the-benefactor> |
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