Levitas Yakov (1875)
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| Surname | Levitas |
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| Name | Yakov |
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| Birth year | 1875 |
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| Birth month | 1 |
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| Birth day | 2 |
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| Birth place | Žageriai |
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| Sex | M |
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Levitas (Lewitas) Yakov(Jakov) (02.01.1875, Žageriai) – public figure.
Yakov Levitas was one of the founders of the Hadera colony in Eretz Israel. From 1900, he was a member of the audit commission at the Great Choral Synagogue in Riga. From 1925, he was chairman of the Lehem Le'aniim society at the same synagogue.