Zeev Yavetz and Feiga Toibe Pines

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Husband Zeev Yavetz

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           Born: Sep 26, 1847 - Kolno, Poland
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           Died: Jan 24, 1924 - London, England
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         Father: Zusman Yavetz
         Mother: Ester Cohn

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       Marriage: 1866

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   Other Spouse: Golda Pines

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Wife Feiga Toibe Pines

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           Born: 
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           Died: Jul 29, 1867
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         Father: Meir Yosef Pines
         Mother: 

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Zeev Yavetz

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He was a Rabbi, author, and historian. He moved to Eretz Yisrael in 1 888 settling in Zichron Yaakov where he worked as a teacher. He was a ctive in the revival of Hebrew as a modern spoken language, together w ith his brother-in-law and relative, Yechiel Michel Pines, and Elieze r Ben Yehuda. He also initiated the custon of planting trees on Tu B' Shvat when he took his students out to plant trees on this holiday i n 1890. The custom quickly spread. It was adopted by the Jewish Nati onal Fund in 1903 and by the Jewish Teachers Union in 1908 and is no w a national tradition in Israel.

In 1894 Yavetz returned to Europe. In Vilna he participated in the fo undation of the Mizrachi party for religious Zionists. He edited th e movement's newspaper, Ha-Mizrachi, from 1903-1904, served on the par ty's Board of Directors, and also wrote the first statement outlinin g the party's purpose. He later moved to Germany and finally settle d in London where he wrote his 14-volume history of Israel, Toldot Yis rael. The moshav (settlement), Kfar Yavetz, founded in 1932 as a kibb utz, was named in his honor.

Zeev Yavetz was married twice. His forst wife was Feiga Toibe Pines , whom he married in 1866. She was a daugher of Meir Yosef Pines, wh o was a brother of Noach Pines (the husband of Hinda Cohn, daughter o f Wolf Michel Cohn and Sora Rochel Cohn). Feiga Toibe died the next y ear, July 29, 1867 and is buried in the Warsaw Jewish Cemetary. Her f ather, Meir Yosef Pines, is also buried in the Warsaw Jewish Cemetery.

Zeev Yavetz's second wife was Golda Pines, daughter of Noach Pines an d Hinda Cohn (daughter of Wolf Michel cohn and Sora Rochel Cohn). Gol da was born on December 8, 1853 and died on February 10, 1912.

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