Aäron Barend Davids (also known as A.B.N. Davids or Aäron Jiisachar Davids) studied to be a rabbi at the Dutch-Jewish Seminary in Amsterdam. In 1924 he was appointed chief rabbi of Friesland. His appointment did not go unnoticed. A.B.N. Davids was an ardent Zionist, which not everyone appreciated. In his inaugural speech he was very frank about his ideological views: 'More work may be performed di…