Narcisse Leven

Organization leader

1833 – 1915

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Who was Narcisse Leven?

Narcisse Leven was a lawyer by profession.

He was one of the original founders of the Alliance israélite universelle. He was its general secretary from 1863 to 1883, its vice-president from 1883 to 1898, and its president beginning in 1898.

Narcisse, Manitoba, Canada was also named after Leven, who was then the president of the Jewish Colonization Association, by the residents of Bender Hamlet, a Jewish farm colony located 2 km east of Narcisse.

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Born
Oct 15, 1833
Died
1915

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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