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Jacob Meyer Levy (Hebrew: יעקב מאיר לוי) (May 14, 1894 - September 8, 1956) was an Israeli educator, historian, translator and writer.

Biography

Born in the Ukrainian village of Nesolon (then in the Russian Empire) to a religious Jewish family. At the early age of 12 he was studying at the Novograd-Volynsky Yeshiva (usually attended by much older students) but at the age of 19 he became an ardent Zionist and immigrated to Ottoman Palestine. In 1914 he enrolled at the Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium, where he studied for two years (grades XI and XII). After graduating, he became a citizen of the Ottoman Empire, was drafted into the Ottoman army and sent, along with his classmates, to officers' school in Istanbul. Following World War I he led a school for abandoned children, war orphans in Turkey. In 1925, after completing his studies at the Sorbonne in Paris, he was sent by the Tarbut organization to be the superintendent of the Jewish schools in Bulgaria. At the end of his term he returned to Paris and in 1935 received his PhD in educational psychology from the Sorbonne. In addition to education-related essays published in professional journals such as "Hed Hachinuch" (הד החינוך), he published short stories (under the pseudonym "Aaron Aharoni") in the most important Hebrew periodicals of the period: Y.H. Brenner’s "HaAdamah" (האדמה), Joseph Klausner’s “HaShiloach” (השילוח) and Jacob Fichman’s “Ma-abarot” (מעברות).

Between 1938 to 1956 he was the editor of "Hachinuch" (החינוך) - the Pedagogy and Psychology quarterly of the Israeli Teachers Union and during that time he published many books, including “Israel Ba-Amim” ("Israel Among the Nations") - a series of history textbooks used extensively in Israeli schools, especially in the kibbutz movement. He was an editor of the Encyclopedia Chinuchit” (Educational Encyclopedia אנציקלופדיה חינוכית) and published a series of teacher training books - "Guides" to elementary school grades.

His children: From his first wife Shoshana Taborovsky-Tavor) a son: Amnon (1918-1995) and from his second wife Shoshana Itygin a son: Avinoam (B. 1945).

His Work

Dr. Jacob Levy published numerous books. The most important ones among them: a series of history textbooks (in five volumes) and the translation of four of French-Jewish philosopher Henri Bergson’s books into Hebrew.

In writing his history textbooks, Dr. Levy’s viewpoint was that studying historical dates is less important that learning the processes that led to historical events. Indeed, in his series "Israel among the nations" one could hardly find dates and history is told in a narrative and interesting way.

Published Works

Maitres et Éleves Paris, 1935
Israel Among the Nations (ישראל בעמים) (five volumes) Tel Aviv, 1948-1956; 1970
Teaching Hebrew Penmanship (לשאלת הוראת הכתיב העברי), (with Moshe Birman), Tel Aviv 1945
Teaching Hebrew: Methodology for Grades 1-2 Jerusalem, 1951; 1957
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (ז'אן-ז'אק רוסו), Tel Aviv 1952
1st Grade Teacher's Guide (מדריך לכיתה א), Tel Aviv 1953
2nd Grade Teacher's Guide (מדריך לביתה ב), Tel Aviv 1954

Translations (into Hebrew)

Le Rire (Laughter הצחוק), Henri Begson, Tel Aviv 1938; 1962; 1975; 1981
On Dreams (Article החלום), Henri Bergson, Jerusalem 1940
Le jugement moral chez l'enfant (The Moral Judgment of the Child השפיטה המוסרית של הילד), Jean Piaget, Tel Aviv 1940
L'Energie spirituelle (Mind-Energy אנרגיה רוחנית), Henri Bergson, Tel Aviv 1944
L'Evolution créatrice (An Introduction to Metaphysics מבוא למטפיסיקה), Henry Bergson, Tel Aviv 1947
La Pensée et le mouvemant (Thought & Motion מחשבה ותנועה), Henri Bergson, Jerusalem 1953

References

Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel

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 ==Biography==
-Born in the [[Ukrainian]] village of Nesolon (then in the [[Russian Empire]]) to a religious Jewish family.  At the early age of 12 he was studying at the [[Novograd-Volynsky]] [[Yeshiva]] (usually attended by much older students) but at the age of 19 he became an ardent [[Zionist]] and immigrated to [[Ottoman Palestine]].  In 1914 he enrolled at the [[Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium]], where he studied for two years (grades XI and XII).  After graduating, he became a citizen of the  [[Ottoman Empire]], was drafted into the [[Ottoman army]] and sent, along with his classmates, to officers' school in [[Istanbul]].  Following [[World War I]] he led a school for abandoned children, war orphans in [[Turkey]].  In 1925, after completing his studies at the [[Sorbonne]] in [[Paris]], he was sent by the [[Tarbut]] organization to be the [[superintendent]] of the [[Jewish]] schools in [[Bulgaria]].  At the end of his term he returned to Paris and in 1935 received his [[PhD]] in [[educational psychology]] from the  Sorbonne.  In addition to education-related essays published in professional journals such as "Hed Hachinuch", he published short stories (under the [[pseudonym]] "Aaron Aharoni") in the most important Hebrew [[periodicals]] of the period: [[Y.H. Brenner]]’s "HaAdamah", [[Joseph Klausner]]’s “HaShiloach”  and [[Jacob Fichman]]’s “Ma-abarot”.
+Born in the [[Ukrainian]] village of Nesolon (then in the [[Russian Empire]]) to a religious Jewish family.  At the early age of 12 he was studying at the [[Novograd-Volynsky]] [[Yeshiva]] (usually attended by much older students) but at the age of 19 he became an ardent [[Zionist]] and immigrated to [[Ottoman Palestine]].  In 1914 he enrolled at the [[Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium]], where he studied for two years (grades XI and XII).  After graduating, he became a citizen of the  [[Ottoman Empire]], was drafted into the [[Ottoman army]] and sent, along with his classmates, to officers' school in [[Istanbul]].  Following [[World War I]] he led a school for abandoned children, war orphans in [[Turkey]].  In 1925, after completing his studies at the [[Sorbonne]] in [[Paris]], he was sent by the [[Tarbut]] organization to be the [[superintendent]] of the [[Jewish]] schools in [[Bulgaria]].  At the end of his term he returned to Paris and in 1935 received his [[PhD]] in [[educational psychology]] from the  Sorbonne.  In addition to education-related essays published in professional journals such as "Hed Hachinuch" (הד החינוך), he published short stories (under the [[pseudonym]] "Aaron Aharoni") in the most important Hebrew [[periodicals]] of the period: [[Y.H. Brenner]]’s "HaAdamah" (האדמה), [[Joseph Klausner]]’s “HaShiloach” (השילוח)  and [[Jacob Fichman]]’s “Ma-abarot” (מעברות).
-Between 1938 to 1956 he was the editor of "Hachinuch" -  the [[Pedagogy]] and [[Psychology]] [[quarterly]] of the Israeli Teachers Union and during that time he published many books, including  “Israel Ba-Amim” ("Israel Among the Nations") - a series of [[history]] [[textbooks]] used extensively in Israeli schools, especially in the [[kibbutz]] movement.  He was an editor of the Encyclopedia Chinuchit” (Educational Encyclopedia) and published a series of teacher training books - "Guides" to [[elementary school]] grades.
+Between 1938 to 1956 he was the editor of "Hachinuch" (החינוך) -  the [[Pedagogy]] and [[Psychology]] [[quarterly]] of the Israeli Teachers Union and during that time he published many books, including  “Israel Ba-Amim” ("Israel Among the Nations") - a series of [[history]] [[textbooks]] used extensively in Israeli schools, especially in the [[kibbutz]] movement.  He was an editor of the Encyclopedia Chinuchit” (Educational Encyclopedia אנציקלופדיה חינוכית) and published a series of teacher training books - "Guides" to [[elementary school]] grades.
 His children:  From his first wife Shoshana Taborovsky-Tavor) a son: Amnon (1918-1995) and from his second wife Shoshana Itygin a son: Avinoam (B. 1945).