Isaac Gilinski Sragowicz Explained
| Isaac Gilinski Sragowicz |
| Ambassador From: | Colombia |
| Country: | Israel |
| Term Start: | 11 January 2010 |
| Term End: | 13 August 2013 |
| Predecessor: | Juan Hurtado Cano |
| President: | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Birth Date: | 19 February 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| Nationality: | Colombian |
Isaac Gilinski Sragowicz (Hebrew: יצחק גילינסקי born 19 February 1934)[1] is a Colombian banker and financier. He served as Ambassador of Colombia to Israel from 2010-2013.[2] [3]
Ambassadorship
Gilinski was appointed Ambassador of Colombia to Israel by President Álvaro Uribe Vélez on 28 October 2009 in a ceremony of protocol that took place at the Palace of Nariño; he later presented his Letters of Credence in a ceremony of protocol at Beit HaNassi to the President of Israel, Shimon Peres, on 11 January 2010.[4] Gilinski's brother, Lazar, had also served as Ambassador of Colombia to Israel in the 80's.[5] [6]
Personal life
Born Isaac Gilinski Sragowicz on 19 February 1934 in Barranquilla, he is the son of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants who settled in that city from Israel in the 1920s. He is married to Perla Bacal Zweiban since 1957, with whom he had three children: Jaime, Rutie, Tania.[7] His eldest son Jaime is a prominent international banker and one of Colombia’s wealthiest men.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Curriculum Vitae . 2011-08-22 . Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Web site: Office of the President of Colombia . 2009-10-28 . Spanish . 2011-01-08 . Isaac Gilinski tomó posesión como Embajador de Colombia en Israel . Isaac Gilinski was sworn in as Ambassador of Colombia to Israel . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723184608/http://web.presidencia.gov.co/sp/2009/octubre/28/04282009.html . 2011-07-23 . dead .
- https://www.runi.ac.il/en/about/runifriends/donor-recognition/gilinski/ Reichman University - Donor Recognition
- Cashman. Greer Fay. Presentation of ambassadorial credentials becomes a family affair. The Jerusalem Post. 12 January 2010. Tel Aviv. 0021-597X. 3919101.
- Web site: Acto en homenaje al Sr. Lazar Gilinski Z¨L. Keren Kayemet Leisrael. 12 March 2013. Spanish. 20 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20160808164408/http://www.kklweb.org/vernoticia.php?codigo=841&pag=8. 8 August 2016. dead.
- Book: The Europa Year Book. 1988. Europa Publications. London. 978-0-946653-41-6. 1461. registration.
- . 'Yo nunca pierdo, soy un guerrero': Isaac Gilinski . "I never lose, I am a fighter": Isaac Gilinski . 2007-01-07 . Luz María . Sierra . 2011-01-07 . Spanish .
