Naiditsch, Yitsḥak Asher

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has abstract: (1868–1949), manufacturer, Zionist activist, and philanthropist. Born in Pinsk where his father was a distiller, Yitsḥak Naiditsch was raised as a Karlin Hasid, though when he completed his heder education he was taught modern subjects and Russian by a tutor. At age 15, Naiditsch joined the Ḥibat Tsiyon movement and formed a friendship with Chaim Weizmann. In 1889, Naiditsch settled in Moscow, where he built factories to produce liquor and invented a method to extract alcohol from potatoes. The Russian Ministry of Finance sent him abroad to promote trade. @en
title: Naiditsch, Yitsḥak Asher
preferred label: Naiditsch, Yitsḥak Asher
has related: Heder
has related: Ḥibat Tsiyon
has related: Karlin-Stolin Hasidic Dynasty
has related: Moscow
has related: Pinsk
has related: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
has related: Weizmann, Chaim
has related: Zeman, Ha-
has related: Zionism and Zionist Parties