Jeremiah Halpern | |
|---|---|
 Captain Jeremiah Halpern | |
| Born | 1901 |
| Died | 1962 |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Other names | Yirmiyahu Halpern, Yirmiyahu Halperin |
| Occupation(s) | Ship's captain, Revisionist Zionist leader |
| Known for | Aide de camp to Ze'ev Jabotinsky, development of Jewish seamanship |
Captain Jeremiah Halpern (Hebrew: ירמיהו הלפרן; also known as Yirmiyahu Halpern and Yirmiyahu Halperin) (b. Smolensk, Russia, 1901; d. Tel Aviv, Israel, 1962) was a Revisionist Zionist leader[1] in Palestine who first came to prominence when he served as aide de camp to Ze'ev Jabotinsky in the 1920s when the latter was head of the Haganah in Jerusalem.[2]
Halpern, a certified ship's captain, was known as Rav Hahovel (captain of the ship) for his role in the development of Jewish seamanship.