- Yitzhak Nebenzahl
Yitzhak Nebenzahl (1907–1992) was appointed State Comptroller of the
State of Israel after the establishment of the state in 1948. He served as State Comptroller and Ombudsman from 1961-1981. [ [http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2000/9/State%20Comptroller%20and%20Ombudsman State Comptroller and Ombudsman ] ]Born in Frankfurt in 1907, Nebenzahl immigrated to Palestine in 1933 and settled in
Jerusalem . Nebenzahl was an officer in theHaganah and held senior positions in theBank of Israel and the Postal Bank. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE6DB1330F93AA25751C1A964958260 Yitzhak Ernst Nebenzahl, Israel's Comptroller, 85 - New York Times ] ]Nebenzahl was married to Hildegard and had five children. His son,
Avigdor Nebenzahl , is theChief Rabbi of theOld City ofJerusalem .References
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