Benzion Netanyahu was born Benzion Mileikowsky on March 25, 1910. He was a well-known Israeli encyclopedist, historian, and medievalist. He served as a professor of history at Cornell University. A scholar of Judaic history, he was also an activist in the Revisionist Zionism movement, who lobbied in the United States to support the creation of the Jewish state.
Benzion Netanyahu’s field of expertise was the history of the Jews in Spain. He was an editor of the Hebrew Encyclopedia and assistant to Benjamin Azkin, Ze’ev Jabotinsky’s secretary.
Benzion Netanyahu was the father of current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Yonatan Netanyahu, ex-commander of Sayeret Matkal; and Iddo Netanyahu, a physician, author, and playwright.
Benzion Netanyahu’s cause of death: What happened to Benjamin Netanyahu’s father?
Benzion Netanyahu died on April 30, 2012, in his Jerusalem home, at the age of 102 and there was no cause of death reported. He was survived by two of his sons, seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
