Yaacov (Yana) Liberman (born March 10, 1923) is a Chinese-Israeli Zionist politician and author.[1] In 1948 he emigrated to Israel.

Yaacov Liberman
Born (1923-03-10) March 10, 1923 (age 101)
Occupation(s)Zionist politician and author

Liberman was born in Harbin, China into a wealthy Russian Jewish family, to Semyon Liberman from Sevastopol and Gisia Zuboreva from Nikolayevsk-on-Amur he got 3 brothers.[2] He was a Zionist leader in Shanghai[3] and wrote two books: My China: Jewish Life in the Orient: 1900–1950 and Tears of Zion: Divided We Stand.

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  1. ^ Who's Who, Israel. P. Mamut. 1963. p. 409. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ "JewishGen ShtetLinks. Harbin Memories from Yaacov Liberman". Jewishgen.org.
  3. ^ Parker, Eleanor (July 1998). "China Judaic Studies Association. Book Reviews".