Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan
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| Born | 1900 (no precise date known but after March) Kishinev, Bessarabia |
| Died | 8 March 1995 Jerusalem |
| Citizenship | Israeli |
| Nationality | Russian then Israeli |
| Fields | botany |
| Alma mater | Moscow University, University of Cluj, Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Academic advisors | Alexander Eig |
| Known for | taxonomy, phytogeography, genetics |
| Influences | Alexander Eig |
| Notable awards | Gold medal from Optima (1986), Israel Prize (1991) |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Feinbrun |
Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan (1900–1995) was a botanist, who became part of the academic staff at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She studied the flora of Israel and published dozens of articles and several analytical flora books. Just after her 91st birthday, she received the 1991 Israel Prize for her unique contribution to the Land of Israel studies.
Naomi Feinbrun, was born in Moscow in 1900, her parents, Rachel and Aharon Feinbrun, belonged to Hovevei Zion and her father was also a member of the 'Benei Zion' association in Moscow. She also had an older sister, Shulamit, and two younger brothers, Miron and Moshe.
The family lived in Kishinev, Bessarabia. But the 1905 Kishinev pogrom boundary didn't reach the family's street. She went to an elementary school, where she was taught Hebrew, for one hour every day. Then she went to a Jewish girls’ high school in Kishinev. In 1907, the family moved to Moscow. After finishing high school in 1918, she went to study at Moscow University. In 1920, the family moved back to Bessarabia. She carried on her studies at the University of Cluj, in the Romanian province of Transylvania. In 1923, she received her first degree in Botany. She then became a teacher at a Jewish girls high school, teaching natural sciences.
In 1924, the entire Feinbrun family emigrated to Palestine. Since Naomi was 24, she could not use her parents’ familial immigration certificate. Instead a relative helped her by testifying to the authorities, that she had been a high-school student at the Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium in Tel Aviv before leaving for Moscow for a few years. After receiving a recommendation from Rachel Katznelson, Feinbrun started work as a teacher at a school in Tel Adashim in the Jezreel Valley.
In 1925, Feinbrun went on a study tour for natural sciences teachers to the Tavor Mountain. Guiding the tour was Alexander Eig. He encouraged her to do more plant research and became her mentor and colleague.
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