Benjamin Akzin

1904–1985 (age 81)

Biography

Benjamin Akzin shaped the foundations of Israeli law with a keen intellect and deep sense of justice, contributing to the young nation’s legal framework from his post in Har HaMenuchot. His scholarship married international law with Zionist aspirations.

He was respected for his integrity, teaching generations of jurists to approach difficult questions with both rigor and conscience.

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