Jacob Tsur

{{Short description|Israeli diplomat}}

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Jacob Tsur ({{Langx|he|יעקב צור}}; 1906-1991) was the first Israeli minister to Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay,{{cite web |title=Paraguay |url=https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutTheMinistry/Israeli%20ambassadors/Pages/Paraguay.aspx |website=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs |accessdate=5 June 2020}} and Chile (1949-1953), and was ambassador to France from 1953 until 1956.{{cite web |title=Tsur (Tchernowitz), Jacob |url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/tsur-tchernowitz-jacob |website=Jewish Virtual Library |accessdate=4 June 2020}} From 1961 until 1977, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors for Kerel Kayemeth LeIsrael Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF).{{cite news |title=KKL-JNF World Chairmen |url=https://www.kkl-jnf.org/about-kkl-jnf/kkl-jnf-id/our-leadership/kkl-jnf-world-chairmen/ |accessdate=5 June 2020 |publisher=KKL-JNF}}

Tsur was born in Vilna to father Samuel Tchernowitz and moved to Israel in 1921.