The Duke of Yitzhak is a Jewish figure

History of the formation of Israel after World War IIwar, its recognition by other states and the recognition of the Jewish people as an ethnos having its rights, is not particularly rich in prominent figures. As a rule, very few people sympathized with Jews, and even fewer who tried to help them. The Jews who tried to correct the situation during the Second World War, and at all units. It was during this period that an actor such as Herzog Yitzhak Aizik appeared.

His contribution to the formation of Israel and the Jewishpeople as a single independent whole Israelis appreciate to this day. The Duke of Yitzhak, without fearing for his life, crossed the ring, encompassing Japan, the USA, the USSR, Ireland and many other states on the map, in order to save and withdraw from the fascist threat of his fellow tribesmen.

Origin

The Duke of Yitzhak (born in 1888) is the son of RavYoel Hertzog - was born in the Russian Empire in a city called Lomzhe, later retired to Poland. Ten years later, the family moved to England, as his father was appointed by the rabbi of Leeds. At twenty, Yitzhak received a Jewish letter - smiha. Even in his early years he discovered in himself various talents of the young Yitzhak Aizik Herzog. The biography of the future rabbi is full of numerous trips to England and France, where he, along with the study of the Torah, graduated from London and Paris universities. Having finished them, he perfectly mastered such sciences as mathematics, philosophy, and also Semitic language.

Becoming a Rabbi

After studying thehellet, the permit for whichThe Duke of Yitzhak received in 1914, he is appointed to the post of rabbi in the Irish city of Belfast. From here began his ascent on the career ladder in the religious world. Already in 1919, Aizik became Rabbi of Dublin, and even later, in 1925, he was appointed Rabbi of all independent Ireland.

Being in this position, Yitzhak Aizik receivesa great deal of knowledge, communicating with their fellow tribesmen. In a short time, he gained respect both among Jews and non-Jews. The first of its prominent business is the abolition of the ban on the slaughter of cattle by the Jews, who so long held in the lands of Ireland.

The White Paper of the British

During the Second World War the Britishthe government introduces a decree, later called the "White Book", which says (if short) about the prohibition of the presence in Palestine-controlled Palestine of more than 75,000 Jews for five years. Further entry of Jews is possible only with the consent of the local population (Arabs).

Thus, the White Paper is nothing more than arefusal to help Jews, perceived by the Jewish people themselves as indifference of the British authorities to it. In other words, the salvation doors were closed, and the Jews were left to the Nazi slaughterhouse.

Naturally, England was supported by othercountries. For example, the Turkish port refused to land Jewish refugees from the Struma ship, which managed to escape from the clutches of the fascist holocaust. Having held the ship for a long time in the port, the Turkish authorities gave the order to tow it away, which promised death for all its passengers.

The ship was very shabby and was not capable ofmove in the waters, which contributed to his withdrawal to the bottom. Of the eight hundred, only two survived. According to some reports, it is alleged that the "Struma" was sunk by a Russian submarine that took the ship for a fascist warship.

The Protest of Yitzhak

With the arrival of Churchill to the presidency, the question of abolishing the White Paper was raised at the meeting, but there was no one wishing to abolish the decree, with the exception of one politician who was not politically motivated.

However, not all Jews were left to wait for theirdemise. Formations arose that fought the English resolution, such as Lehi. Their plans were to drive the British out of Eretz-Israel, in order to open a passage for Jews to Palestine. But their actions have not been crowned with success. Although many historians claim that these were useless actions. After all, with the departure of the British, the only thing that shone Eretz Israel was the arrival of the Germans.

The Duke of Yitzhak took an active part in savingof the Jewish people in this situation, beginning with numerous conversations with the leaders of states, including the reception at Churchill and ending with the break of the White Book in half at the entrance to the Yeshurun synagogue.

Helping the Jewish People in the Holocaust

There was not a single European anti-Hitlera state that would not have visited Yitzhak Aizik in an attempt to save his people. His biography also includes various trips to the US and southern Africa. He demanded that the US authorities start bombing the "death camps", in the USSR he achieved a corridor for refugees to Japan and Eretz Israel. Yitzhak visited Palestine, ignoring numerous exhortations, when Hitler units were about to enter it. After the war, he traveled for a long time in Europe, helping to immigrate Jews to Israel, collecting Jewish children in monasteries that sheltered them during the Holocaust.