Yitzhak Nebenzahl
Yitzhak Nebenzahl | |
|---|---|
יצחק ארנסט נֶבֶּנְצָל | |
Nebenzahl in November 1962 | |
| State Comptroller of Israel | |
| In office 1961–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Siegfried Moses |
| Succeeded by | Yitzhak Tunik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yitzhak Ernst Nebenzahl 24 October 1907 Frankfurt, Germany |
| Died | 19 December 1992 (aged 85) |
| Alma mater | University of Frankfurt |
Yitzhak Ernst Nebenzahl (Hebrew: יצחק ארנסט נֶבֶּנְצָל; 14 October 1907–19 December 1992) was appointed State Comptroller of the State of Israel after the establishment of the state in 1948. He served as State Comptroller and Ombudsman from 1961–1981.[1]
Biography
Born in Frankfurt on 24 October 1907, Nebenzahl immigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1933 and settled in Jerusalem.[2] He served as an officer in the Haganah. Nebenzahl and his wife Hildegard had four children. His son, Avigdor Nebenzahl, was the Chief Rabbi of the Old City of Jerusalem, and his daughter Plia Albeck, served as legal adviser to the Israeli Government for most of her professional career.[3] His granddaughter, Rachel Albeck-Gidron, is a Professor in the Faculty of Jewish Studies at Bar-Ilan University.[4]
Nebenzahl died on 19 December 1992 following a long period of illness.[5]
Judicial career
He held senior positions in the Bank of Israel and the Postal Bank.[5] In 1973 he was appointed to the Agranat Commission into the Yom Kippur War.
References
- ^ State Comptroller and Ombudsman
- ^ Tidhar, David (1950). "ד"ר יצחק ארנסט נבנצל" [Dr. Yitzhak Ernst Nebenzel]. Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel (in Hebrew). Vol. 4. p. 1957. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ Haaretz Obituary: Plia Albeck
- ^ Rachel Albeck-Gidron (2007). The Century of the Monads. Foreword. Bar-Ilan University Press. p. 10.
- ^ a b "Yitzhak Ernst Nebenzahl, Israel's Comptroller, 85". The New York Times. 19 December 1992. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 April 2025.