Jacob Pinkerfield[a] (Hebrew: יעקב פינקרפלד; 1897 – 23 September 1956) was an Israeli archaeologist and architect.
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יעקב פינקרפלד | |
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| Born | 1897 |
| Died | 23 September 1956 (aged 58–59) Ramat Rachel, Jerusalem District, Israel |
| Cause of death | Murdered by Jordanian soldiers in the Ramat Rachel shooting attack |
| Alma mater | Vienna University of Technology |
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Biography
editPinkerfeld was born in Przemyśl, modern-day Poland, in 1897. He joined Hashomer Hatzair in his youth and later studied architecture at the College of Technology in the city of Vienna. In 1920, Pinkerfeld briefly moved to Mandatory Palestine, where he lived with the Yishuv in Zikhron Ya'akov. He later moved back to Europe to recover from malaria and pneumonia, and soon graduated as an engineer-architect in 1925. That year, Pinkerfeld made aliyah.
Architecture
editPinkerfeld worked as an architect and designer, building a large number of public structures. According to the Artlog website, "his dream was to establish a Research Institute for Jewish Art. Together with a group of friends he founded "Ganza", the Society for Jewish Craft, which later became the Museum of Ethnography and Folklore in Tel Aviv, and acted as its Director from 1950 until his death.[1]
Archaeology
editHe worked on excavations at de:Tell el-Kheleifeh, which Nelson Glueck at the time had mistakenly identified as Solomon's Ezion-geber,[2] and at the putative site of the Church of Zion on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, his findings forming the basis of Bargil Pixner's thesis of a pre-Crusader Jewish-Christian church on the site.[3]
Death
editPinkerfeld was one of the four Israeli archaeologists killed by Jordanian soldiers in the Ramat Rachel shooting attack on 23 September 1956.[3]
Published works
edit- The Synagogues of Eretz YIsrael. (Hebrew) Rabbi Kook Institute (1945/1946)[4]
- The Synagogues of Italy. (Hebrew) Bialik Institute; (1954)[5][6]
- Bishvili Omanut Yehudit: Sefer Zichron (Hebrew) (1957)[7]
- The Synagogues of North Africa. (Hebrew) Bialik Institute (1974)[8]
- Jerusalem: Synagogues and the Karaite Community.[9]
Notes
edit- ^ Also spelled Pinkerfeld.
References
edit- ^ "Artlog online catalog of notable Israeli architecture". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ Israel exploration journal: Israel. Miśrad ha-ḥinukh ṿeha-tarbut. Dept. of Antiquities and Museums, Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim. Makhon le-arkheʾologyah, Ḥevrah la-ḥaḳirat Erets-Yiśraʾel ṿe-ʻatiḳoteha - 1996 "The chapters are: Chapter 1: Tell el-Kheleifeh 1937-1940: A Summary of the Work of Nelson Glueck and Architect Jacob Pinkerfield'; Chapter 2: The Data for Reappraisal of Glueck's Excavations';
- ^ a b Israel Rejects Jordan's Claim Madman Killed 3, Meriden Journal, 24 September 1956, accessed 16 August 2016 [1]
- ^ "בתי הכנסיות בארץ-ישראל: מסוף תקופת הגאונים עד עלית [עליית] החסידים / פינקרפלד, יעקב - הגלריה לספרות - ספרים משומשים, נדירים ועתיקים". www.bookgallery.co.il. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ Pinkerfeld, Jacob (1954-01-01). The Synagogues of Italy (First ed.). Bialik Institute.
- ^ Pinkerfeld, Jacob (1954-01-01). The Synagogues of Italy.Their architectural development since the Renaissance - in HEBREW. Bialik Institute.
- ^ bullstar. "בשבילי אמנות יהודית יעקב פינקרפלד ספר זכרון חנות ספרים יד שניה". ספרים וספרי יד שנייה :: בוקספר, booksefer. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ Pinkerfeld, Jacob (1974-01-01). The Synagogues of North Africa - text in HEBREW. Bialik Institute.
- ^ "ירושלים : בית הכנסת ועדת הקראים - יעקב פינקרפלד". סימניה. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
External links
edit- Jacob Pinkerfeld - 1897-1956, a concise, but detailed biography at Bauhaus.co.il (accessed April 2020)
- Jacob Pinkerfeld page on Hebrew Wikipedia
- List of works by Jacob Pinkerfeld in the National Library of Israel catalog