Dov Kalmanovich

Dov Kalmanovich is an Israeli politician, serving as Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem and city council member in the years 2013-2018. He was the first Israeli victim in the First Palestinian Intifada.[1][2][3]

Dov Kalmanovitz

Biography

Dov Kalmanovich was born and raised in Jerusalem.[4] He is a member of the seventh generation of his family to live in Jerusalem.[5] Kalmanovich trained as an accountant, and worked in accounting early in his career.[2] Under his leadership, the Jewish Quarter Development Corporation rebuilt the Hurva Synagogue.[1][6]

The intifada began on 9 December 1987. Kalmanovich was driving from his home in the Israeli settlement of Beit El in the West Bank to Jerusalem when a molotov cocktail was hurled "through the windshield" of his car.[7][8]

According to the Chicago Tribune, reporting shortly after the attack, "Kalmanovich is the first Israeli civilian to be seriously injured in the unrest since it began Dec. 9".[7][9] The skin of his face and a large part of his body was burned away.[1][10]

The firebombing of Kamanovich's car and the scarring injuries he sustained play a role in Naomi Ragen's 2007 novel about the First Intifada, The Covenant.[11][12]

Political career

Kalmanovich is a member of the Jewish Home party.[2][13] He headed the Jewish Home Party list in the 2013 municipal elections in Jerusalem.[14]

References
  1. Green, David (29 February 2004). "From the ruins; A master architect's attempt to rebuild on sacred ground". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. "Independent candidate to lead Bayit Yehudi list in Beit". Jerusalem Post. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. Hezkl, Ezra (1 November 2014). "Deputy Mayor Says Jerusalem Violence 'is an Intifada'". Arutz Sheva. Israel National News. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. Miskin, Maayana (20 October 2013). "I decided to survive". Arutz Sheva. Israel National News. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. YWN (1 October 2013). "Kalmanovich Remains Silent on Jerusalem Mayoral Candidate". Yeshiva World News. YWN. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. "The Restoration of the Hurva Synagogue". Jewish Quarter Development Corporation. Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  7. ChicagoTribune (1 February 1988). "Israelis End Beating Policy, Use Ammunition On Rioters". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. Singer, David (1990). American Jewish YearBook. Jewish Publication Society. p. 428. ISBN 0827603592.
  9. Broder, Jonathan (2 February 1989). "Israeli Settlers Losing Patience". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  10. Hirshman, Yechezkel (2007). ONe Above and Seven Below. Mazo Publishers, 2007. p. 307. ISBN 9657344387.
  11. Ragen, Naomi (2004). The Covenant. St. Martin's Press. p. 25.
  12. Friedman, Gaby (11 August 2005). "Ragen Novel Blends Intifada, Intrigue". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  13. Hasson, Nir (4 September 2014). "Jerusalem approves major housing plan for Arab neighborhood". Haaretz. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  14. YWN (16 September 2013). "Court Rules in Favor of Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem Race". Yeshiva World News. YWN. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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