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Yeshayahu Folman
Born
Yeshayahu Folman

(1934-01-14)14 January 1934
Piotrków, Poland
Died(2022-08-03)3 August 2022
(aged 88)
Rehovot, Israel
Nationality
  • Polish
  • Israeli
SpouseDr. Ahuva (Luba) Gordon
Children3

Yeshayahu Folman (Hebrew: ישעיהו פולמן) (January 14, 1934 – August 3, 2022) was a professor of biology and agriculture at the Hebrew University, the director of the Animal Institute at the Volcanic Institute for Scientific Research,.[1] and the Chief Scientist at the Israel Ministry of Agriculture.[2][3] He was a survivor of the Auschwitz extermination camp. Folman authored the book “The Story of the Security Fence: Life Forsaken, Indeed?” (“סיפורה של גדר ההפרדה, האמנם הפקרת חיים?”).[4][5][6]

Early life and education[edit]

Yeshayahu's arm together with his Son's arm, who tattooed an exact copy in solidarity with his father's suffering

Folman was born in 1934, to Rachel (Rooja) Pitowski and Aharon Folman in Piotrków, Poland. In 1943, at the age of 9, he was captured and sent to a forced labor camp. He was later sent by the Nazi regime to the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp. At Auschwitz, a number was tattooed on his arm, and he became prisoner B-1367. His son, Ron Folman, later had the number B-1367 precisely tattooed on his own arm.[7][8][9] In January 1945, after falling ill, Yeshayahu Folman was sent on a death march. In 1947, when he was 14 years old, he immigrated to Israel on his own during the exodus of Jewish youth survivors. In 1952, he completed his high school studies and enlisted in the IDF.

Upon his release from the IDF, he began studying agriculture at the Faculty of Agriculture at the Hebrew University. In 1959, he completed his master's degree, and in 1963 he was awarded a doctorate in Animal Cultivation, specifically, sheep, and cattle. He later completed a post-doctorate in England.

Professional life[edit]

In 1959, Folman began his professional career at the Agricultural Research Station in Rehovot (subsequently renamed the Volcanic Institute), later becoming a senior researcher. In 1985, he was appointed a full professor in the Faculty of Agriculture at the Hebrew University.

In 1991, he was appointed by the then Minister of Agriculture, Raphael Eitan, as the Chief Scientist at the Ministry of Agriculture.[10][11]

Prof. Folman is known as the person who completely reformed the criteria by which budgets are distributed so that excellence would become the main criterion.[12] In 1995, with the end of his tenure as Chief Scientist, he returned to the Volcanic Institute where he remained until his retirement. In 1995, Folman worked at the United Nations Center in Vienna.[13] From 1964 until his retirement, Folman served as a lecturer in the Faculty of Agriculture.

In 1999, Folman retired[14] and on August 3, 2022, he passed away at the age of 88.

Publications[edit]

Folman published over 100 scientific articles.[15][16] His main work revolved around the relationship between nutrition, the level of milk production, and fertility in high-yielding dairy cows.[17] [18] His research was published in prestigious journals and the methods he developed following his scientific discoveries gained worldwide attention. When he became the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture, he expanded his expertise to all branches of the agricultural economy in the State of Israel. His extensive overview of the Israeli agricultural economy can be found, among other publications, in the book “Israel’s Jubilee” ("יובל לישראל") edited by Haim Yavin.[19][20]

In 2004 he wrote the book “The Story of the Security Fence: Life Forsaken, Indeed?”. He also published opinion articles in the press, primarily focusing on the pursuit of peace.[21] Even though he was a Zionist through and through and was convinced that the people of Israel should know how to defend themselves.

Personal life[edit]

Most of Folman's family was murdered in the Holocaust. His wife, Dr. Ahuva (Luba) Gordon. The couple had 3 children, Michal Hayutin, Ron Folman and Orna Folman.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ישעיהו פולמן Yeshayahu Folman". The Volcani Institute.
  2. ^ "The man who changed the index for distributing research grants". kenes-media. Shimon Vilnai.
  3. ^ "פרופ' ישעיהו פולמן ז"ל". icba. 6 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Yeshayahu Folman writer page". simania.
  5. ^ "the Book סיפורה של גדר ההפרדה האמנם הפקרת חיים". kotar.
  6. ^ "Israel's National Security and West Bank Settlements" (PDF). molad.
  7. ^ "Israeli son honors Holocaust-surviving father with identical tattoo". the world.
  8. ^ "Holocaust Remembrance Day Son gets Dad's Auschwitz tattoo on own arm" (PDF). Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Yair Ettinger, Haaretz Correspondent.
  9. ^ Ettinger, Yair (2008-05-01). "Son gets Dad's Auschwitz tattoo on own arm". Haaretz. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  10. ^ "פרופ' ישעיהו פולמן ז"ל". Israel Cattle Breeders' Association. 6 October 2022.
  11. ^ "המדענים הראשיים של משרד החקלאות עונים למשאל". kenes-media. שמעון וילנאי.
  12. ^ "האיש ששינה את המדד לחלוקת מענקי מחקר". kenes-media. שמעון וילנאי.
  13. ^ "The Animal Production and Health Section of the Joint FAO/IAEA Division" (PDF). The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
  14. ^ "Prof. Yeshayahu Folman has retired... but will continue to engage in dairy cattle science research" (PDF). akol.
  15. ^ "Y Folman's research". researchgate.
  16. ^ "Yeshayahu Folman". he National Library of Israel.
  17. ^ Folman, Yeshayahu; Berman, Amiel; Herz, Zeev; Kaim, Moshe; Rosenberg, Miriam; Mamen, Meir; Gordin, Sali (1979). "Milk yield and fertility of high-yielding dairy cows in a sub-tropical climate during summer and winter". Journal of Dairy Research. 46 (3). Yeshayahu Folman , Amiel Berman , Zeev Herz , Moshe Kaim , Miriam Rosenberg , Meir Mamen and Sali Gordin: 411–425. doi:10.1017/S0022029900017441. S2CID 83564381.
  18. ^ "Y. Folman Publications". Semantic Scholar.
  19. ^ "יובל לישראל - יומן לאומי". the National Library of Israel. Haim Yavin.
  20. ^ "Yeshayahu Folman". Google Books.
  21. ^ "ישעיהו פולמן". haaretz.

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