Abraham Kaufman

Abraham Josevich Kaufman
Абрам Иосифович Кауфман
Born(1885-11-22)22 November 1885
Megilne, Russian Empire
Died25 March 1971(1971-03-25) (aged 85)
Tel Aviv, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Occupation(s)Medical doctor, community organizer, Zionist
Known forProtecting Jews in East Asia during WWII
Board member of
  • Jewish National Fund
  • Keren Hayesod
  • World Zionist Organization
  • Jewish Agency
  • Hebrew Association of Harbin
  • Far Eastern Jewish Council

Abraham Josevich Kaufman (Russian: Абрам Иосифович Кауфман; born November 22, 1885 – d. March 25, 1971) was a Russian-born medical doctor, community organizer and Zionist who helped protect some tens of thousands of Jews seeking safe-haven in East Asia from Nazi atrocities during World War II.

As a consequence of his contacts with Japanese authorities during World War II and the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was kidnapped, arrested and imprisoned by Soviet authorities immediately after the war, and was interned in a Soviet Gulag penal labor camp from 1945 to 1956. Israeli authorities subsequently worked to expedite his immigration to Israel, where he was able to resume his medical practice.

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