Narcisse Leven

Leven was born on 15 October 1833 in Uerdingen, Germany,^[1]

He was one of the original founders of the Alliance israélite universelle (AIU). He was its general secretary from 1863 to 1883, its vice-president from 1883 to 1898, and its president beginning in 1898.^[1]

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.

• The AIU website (in French)
• Entry in the Universal Jewish Encyclopedia for Narcisse Leven

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