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Jewish activist (1934–2021)

Isi LeiblerAO CBE (Hebrew: איזי ליבלר‎; 9 October 1934^[1] – 13 April 2021)^[2] was a Belgian-born Australian-Israeli international Jewish activist.

Biography

Born in Antwerp, Belgium, Leibler was brought to Australia by his parents as an infant just before the outbreak of World War II. Leibler served as president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry and Chairman of the Governing Board of the World Jewish Congress.

He was a leader in the global campaign on behalf of Soviet Jewry and played a role in the lead-up to Israeli diplomatic relations between India and China.

Leibler and his wife moved to Israel in 1999, settling in Jerusalem.

He wrote weekly columns in the Jerusalem Post, the Hebrew daily Israel Hayom, and on his blog Candidly Speaking from Jerusalem.^[3]

Leibler married Naomi Porush (daughter of Rabbi Dr Israel Porush^[4]) in 1958, and the couple had three sons and a