The Honourable
Ilana Neumann
Mayor of Sosúa
In office
16 August 2010 – 24 April 2020
Preceded byVladimir Céspedes Vásquez (from 1996 to 2010) (PLD)
Succeeded byWilfredo Olivences (2020-2024) (PRSC)
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic for the province of Puerto Plata
In office
16 August 2002 – 16 August 2010
Personal details
Born
Ilana Neumann Hernández

Sosúa, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic
Political partyDominican Revolutionary Party
SpouseCyrano Azar
Parents
  • Avi Neumann (father)
  • Nieves Hernández (mother)
Residence(s)Sosúa, Club Nautico I
Alma materUnibe
ProfessionLawyer
WebsiteIlana Neumann on Facebook

Ilana Neumann, in full Ilana Neumann de Azar (b. 1968 or 1969[1]), is a Dominican politician and lawyer.

Neumann was born in Sosúa to Avi Neumann (the son of Jewish refugees of World War II, who immigrated to the Dominican Republic; also an Israeli citizen) and Nieves Hernández, both natives of Sosúa. She is married to Cyrano Azar Ramírez, whose paternal grandparents (Aris Azar and Maria Hedded) were Lebanese immigrants.

Neumann was deputy for Puerto Plata Province from 2002 to 2010; elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006.[2] She was Mayor of Sosúa, elected in 2010,[3] and re-elected in 2016.[4]

Neumann is the first woman of Jewish descent to be elected as mayor in the Dominican Republic.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Dillmann, Hans-Ulrich (9 December 2010). "Die Auskehrerin" (in German). Jüdische Allgemeine. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2016. Und dann fügt sie nicht minder stolz hinzu, »und die erste Jüdin in diesem Amt in der Dominikanischen Republik«.
  2. ↑ "Editorial: ¿Ilana Neumann se graduó de "política candidata triunfadora" o de abogada?" (in Spanish). Puerto Plata: Periódico El Faro. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "The ceremonial inauguration of Ilana Neumann". Sosúa: Sosúa News. 18 August 2010. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Corona, Félix (17 August 2016). "Una vez más Ilana Neumann es juramentada como alcaldesa municipal de Sosúa para el período 2016-2020" (in Spanish). Puerto Plata: Puerto Plata Digital. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.


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