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Benzion Netanyahu

Israeli encyclopedist and historian (1910–2012)

  • Fame58.1
  • Momentum1.8
  • Wikipedia60.1K
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Lived 1910–2012, aged 102Israel
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  • Wikipedia
    21 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1910–2012
    Aged 102
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-08-24

Benzion Netanyahu was a Polish-born Israeli encyclopedist, historian, and medievalist. Born in Warsaw, he served as a professor of history at Cornell University. A scholar of Judaic history, he was also an activist in the Revisionist Zionism movement, who lobbied in the United States to support the creation of the Jewish state. His field of expertise was the history of the Jews in Spain. He was an editor of the Hebrew Encyclopedia and assistant to Benjamin Azkin, Ze'ev Jabotinsky's personal secretary.

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58.1
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Momentum1.8
Historical20.7
Now attention6.3
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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