Levenberg Shneer (1991-1991)
| Personal data |
| Surname | Levenberg |
| Name | Shneer |
| Birth year | 1991 |
| Birth place | USSR |
| Death year | 1991 |
| Sex | M |
Levenberg (Lewenberg) Shneer (Schneer) (?, USSR — 1991) — Zionist and public figure.
Shneer Levenberg moved to Latvia at the age of 14. An activist in Jewish and socialist circles in Latvia, Berlin, and Poland during the 1930s. From 1939 to 1948 he headed the Jewish Investigation Department. In 1941–48 he was editor of the journal Zionist Review. In 1942 he played an important role in affiliating the organisation Poale Zion with the British Zionist Federation. During the Second World War he advocated for the creation of a Jewish state. He was a member of the Labour Party’s Middle East Committee; a member of the Socialist International; treasurer of the British Overseas Fellowship; and from 1943 a member of the Jewish Parliament. Author of publications on Jewish history and politics.
Works:
The Enigma of Soviet Jewry. Hull: Glenvil Group, 1991.
The Board and Zion. Hull: Rare Times, 1985.