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In 1898, Joseph Niego introduced and arranged a meeting between [[Kaiser Wilhelm II]] and [[Theodor Herzl]] in Palestine, at Mikveh Israel.
In 1898, Joseph Niego introduced and arranged a meeting between [[Kaiser Wilhelm II]] and [[Theodor Herzl]] in Palestine, at Mikveh Israel.


In 1911, Joseph Niego founded the B'NAI B'RITH Grand Lodge District XI that covered all Ottoman lands. The B'NAI B'RITH lodge in Israel is named after Joseph Niego in order to recognize and honor a life of service to the Jewish causes.<ref>http://www.bnaibrith.org.il/homepage.asp</ref>
In 1911, Joseph Niego founded the B'NAI B'RITH Grand Lodge District XI that covered all Ottoman lands. The B'NAI B'RITH lodge in Israel is named after Joseph Niego in order to recognize and honor a life of service to the Jewish causes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bnaibrith.org.il/homepage.asp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-09-21 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513034436/http://www.bnaibrith.org.il/homepage.asp |archivedate=2009-05-13 |df= }}</ref>


In 1914, Joseph Niego founded the first Jewish High School in Turkey and became its first General Manager.<ref>http://www.bnaibrith.org.il/aboutus.asp</ref>
In 1914, Joseph Niego founded the first Jewish High School in Turkey and became its first General Manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bnaibrith.org.il/aboutus.asp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-12-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801005040/http://bnaibrith.org.il/aboutus.asp |archivedate=2014-08-01 |df= }}</ref>


In 1923, Joseph Niego was employed by the [[American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee]] (JDC) as head of a fund that offered loans to the small and medium Jewish businesses. The impact of this association helped the Jewish community of Turkey to flourish economically. This system is seen by many people as one of the precursor of Microfinance.
In 1923, Joseph Niego was employed by the [[American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee]] (JDC) as head of a fund that offered loans to the small and medium Jewish businesses. The impact of this association helped the Jewish community of Turkey to flourish economically. This system is seen by many people as one of the precursor of Microfinance.
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*{{cite paper |last=Skarlatou |first=Amalia |title=Evanescent Happiness: Ottoman Jews Encounter Modernity, the Case of Lea Mitrani and Joseph Niego (1863–1923) |year=2010 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/1903/10960 }}
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Joseph Niego (1863–1945) also known as Yosef Niego was born in Andrinople (modern-day Edirne, Turkey).

Joseph Niego was one of the leading figures in the creation of the state of Israel. He was instrumental in the political, agricultural, and economical roots of the foundation of the Jewish State.

Joseph Niego was sent to France to the Faculty of Agriculture in order to help Mikveh Israel cultivate the land.[1][2] Thanks to different methodologies, including the Eucalyptus trees he imported to the Holy Land, he dried the swamps that prevented agricultural development. Joseph Niego then served for over 15 years as the General Manager of Mikveh Israel.

In 1891, Baron Moritz de Hirsch founded the Jewish Colonization Association (JCA) in order to help the Russian Jews who were suffering from anti-semitism. In 1896 Baron Hirsch appointed Joseph Niego as the advisor of JCA in Palestine. Aware of the unemployment and integration problem of the Russian Jewish immigrants, Joseph Niego decided to build economically viable "work-farms" which was a primitive form of a modern-day Kibbutz.[3]

In 1898, Joseph Niego introduced and arranged a meeting between Kaiser Wilhelm II and Theodor Herzl in Palestine, at Mikveh Israel.

In 1911, Joseph Niego founded the B'NAI B'RITH Grand Lodge District XI that covered all Ottoman lands. The B'NAI B'RITH lodge in Israel is named after Joseph Niego in order to recognize and honor a life of service to the Jewish causes.[4]

In 1914, Joseph Niego founded the first Jewish High School in Turkey and became its first General Manager.[5]

In 1923, Joseph Niego was employed by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) as head of a fund that offered loans to the small and medium Jewish businesses. The impact of this association helped the Jewish community of Turkey to flourish economically. This system is seen by many people as one of the precursor of Microfinance.

In 1945, after more than five decades of service Joseph Niego died at 82 years old.

References

  1. ^ Fischer, Eric (1942). "The Mikveh Israel School during the War Years, 1914-1918". Jewish Social Studies. 4 (3): 269–274. JSTOR 4615203. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |doix= (help)
  2. ^ Shaham, R. (2009). "Christian and Jewish Waqf in Palestine during the late Ottoman period". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 54 (3): 460. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00000823.
  3. ^ http://www.research.co.il/frenchjewry.html
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-09-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-12-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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