Dr. Avshalom Feinberg | |
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Born | |
Died | 20 January 1917 | (aged 27)
Cause of death | Killed in action |
Resting place | Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, Israel 31°46′27.3″N 35°10′47.4″E / 31.774250°N 35.179833°E |
Citizenship | Ottoman Empire |
Alma mater | Alliance Israélite Universelle, Paris |
Occupation(s) | Spy, Agriculturalist |
Organization | NILI |
Known for | Leading figure of the NILI spy network |
Partner | Sarah Aaronsohn |
Parent(s) | Israel Feinberg (father), Fanny Belkind (mother) |
Relatives | Yehoshua Hankin (uncle) |
Awards | Commemorated at the Mount Herzl cemetery |
Avshalom Feinberg (Hebrew: אבשלום פיינברג, 23 October 1889 – 20 January 1917) was one of the leaders of Nili, a Jewish spy network in Palestine that helped the British fight the Ottoman Empire during World War I. He was killed during a mission for the organization while attempting to cross the Ottoman-British front line with Yosef Lishansky, aiming to reconnect with British forces in the Sinai Peninsula for intelligence exchange between them and NILI.