Johann Kremenezky, also spelled Kremenetski or Kremenetzky (Hebrew: יונה קרמנצקי) was born February 15, 1850, and died on October 25, 1934.Obituaries in Neue Freie Presse He was a Zionist industrialist, electrical engineer, founder of the Jewish National Fund, and personal secretary and adviser to Theodor Herzl.
Biography Jonas Yosipovich Levinson (later Yona Kremenezky) was born in Odessa. He was the owner of Kremenezky, Mayer & Co, a noted electric lighting company in Vienna.Consular reports, United States, Bureau of Foreign Commerce In the summer of 1896, Kremenezky met with Theodor Herzl, leader of the Zionist movement, to discuss the implementation of modern technology in the future Jewish state. Enduring technological optimism: Zionism's environmental ethic and its influence on Israel's environmental history
Zionist activism Kremenezky was the first chairman of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) from 1902 to 1907. JNF's blue collection boxes were distributed by the JNF almost from its inception at the initiative of Kremenezky. Once found in many Jewish homes, the boxes became one of the most familiar symbols of Zionism.The Forest's Many Shades of Green Additionally he sold stamps to raise funds.
Awards and recognition
In 1930, he was awarded the Wilhelm Exner MedalJohann Kremenezky retrieved on 21. July 2020 in Wilhelmexner.org On 20 June 1956 a street was named after him in Vienna, called Kremenetzkygasse.
Streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are named for him.
References
Further reading Salomon Wininger: Große Jüdische National-Biographie ("Lexicon of Jewish National Biographies"). Vol. 4. Chernivtsi 1930. Mascha Hoff: Johann Kremenezky und die Gründung des KKL. ("J. K. and the founding of the KKL"). Lang, Frankfurt/M. u. a. 1986, .