Lives of the First World War

Dov Yosef (27 May 1899 – 7 January 1980) was an Israeli politician and statesman. He served as military governor of Jerusalem during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. He held ministerial positions in nine Israeli governments. Bernard Joseph (later Dov Yosef) was born in Montreal, Canada. He attended McGill University, Université Laval, and the University of London, qualifying as an attorney. Yosef immigrated to Palestine in 1918 with the Canadian Jewish Legion which he helped organize. After the end of World War I, Yosef worked as an attorney in Mandatory Palestine. During Israel's War of Independence he served Military Governor of Jerusalem during the Blockade.