Shmuel Tolkowsky (27 June 1886 - 19 December 1965) was a Belgian-born agronomist, Zionist and Israeli diplomat. He became the assistant to Chaim Weizmann and Nachum Sokolov, two important leaders of the Zionist Movement. Shmuel Tolkowsky himself was the son-in-law of Yitzhak Goldberg, a founder of the Jewish Foundation Fund.[1]

Shmuel Tolkowsky
Born(1886-06-27)27 June 1886
Died19 December 1965(1965-12-19) (aged 79)

Dan Tolkowsky was his son.[2]

Born in Antwerp, Belgium, he emigrated to Israel in 1911. He began serving as Consul General in Switzerland in 1949 until he was promoted to Minister in 1951.[3]

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We Zionists look upon the fate of the Armenian people with a deep and sincere sympathy; we do so as men, as Jews, and as Zionists.

— Shmuel Tolkowsky, The Banality of Denial: Israel and the Armenian Genocide By Yair Auron, Cathy Collins Block, Michael Pressley, p. 1

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  1. ^ The Global Political Economy of Israel - Page 114 by Jonathan. Nitzan, Shimshon. Bichler
  2. ^ Tidhar, David (1947). "Aluf Dan Tolkowsky" אלוף דן טולקובסקי. Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel (in Hebrew). Vol. 6. Estate of David Tidhar and Touro College Libraries. p. 2614.
  3. ^ "Switzerland". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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