Ariel Kahana corrects: Yaakov Farber who died is CEO of Ma'alot Tzur, not journalist

Journalist Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom) issued a correction Monday morning, stating that the Yaakov Farber who passed away is the CEO of the Ma'alot Tzur program, not the journalist and activist Yaakov Farber as initially reported.

Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom) corrected his earlier report Monday morning, clarifying that the Yaakov Farber who passed away is the CEO of the Ma'alot Tzur pre-military program, not the journalist and activist Yaakov Farber. The correction came at 07:18 Jerusalem time, minutes after a tribute to the activist was published by The Zioneer based on the initial mistaken report. Kahana stated that he had been mistaken. The activist Yaakov Farber is alive.

4 developments

1. 2 hours ago · 08:04 · 27 JulLatest

   Rabbi Yaakov Farber, advocate for Haredi IDF integration, dies at 32.

2. 07:20 · 27 Jul

   Correction: The deceased individual is not Yaakov Farber.

3. 07:16 · 27 Jul

   The Zioneer publishes a tribute to the late Yaakov Farber.

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