**World Esperantist Vegetarian Association:**
– Leo Tolstoy served as the honorary president of TEVA.
– Surveys indicated a higher percentage of vegetarians among Esperanto speakers.
– Peter Forster proposed a connection between vegetarianism, pacifism, and Esperanto.
– Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto, supported vegetarianism.
– TEVA was established in 1908 at the Fourth World Congress of Esperanto.
**History of TEVA:**
– Articles advocating vegetarianism appeared in Esperanto publications as early as 1893.
– The association was initially named IUEV and later changed to VLE before adopting the name TEVA.
– The first issue of ‘Vegetarano’ magazine was released in 1914.
– TEVA underwent reorganization in 1954 by Nathan Ben Zion Havkin.
– Christopher Fettes assumed the presidency of TEVA in 1992.
**TEVA’s Aims and Activities:**
– TEVA aims to promote Esperanto among vegetarians and vegetarianism among Esperantists.
– The association’s motto is ‘Live and let live.’
– TEVA publishes the magazine ‘Esperantista Vegetarano’ biannually.
– TEVA collaborates with other Esperantist and vegetarian groups.
– TEVA is associated with the International Vegetarian Union and the European Vegetarian Union.
**TEVA Executive:**
– The 2008 board of directors of TEVA included Christopher Fettes as president.
– József Németh served as vice president and journal editor.
– Francesco Maurelli held the roles of vice president and site webmaster.
– Heidi Goes was the secretary-general and treasurer.
– The board was elected during the 2008 convention in Rotterdam.
**Notable Vegetarian Advocates:**
– Carol J. Adams
– William Alcott
– Ernest Bell
– Rynn Berry
– Henry S. Clubb
**Notable Health Advocates:**
– Maximilian Bircher-Benner
– George Cheyne
– Elmer McCollum
– Helen Nearing
– Scott Nearing
**Historical Figures Advocating Vegetarianism:**
– William Lambe
– Russell Thacher Trall
– Valluvar
– Ellen G. White
– Howard Williams
**Authors and Philosophers Advocating Vegetarianism:**
– Bertrand P. Allinson
– Lucius Duncan Bulkley
– Paul Carton
– James Rachels
– Henry Stephens Salt
**Notable Chefs and Cookbook Authors:**
– Nava Atlas
– Mayim Bialik
– Gypsy Boots
– BOSH!
The World Esperantist Vegetarian Association (Esperanto: Tutmonda Esperantista Vegetarana Asocio, TEVA) is a voluntary association of Esperanto-speaking vegetarians. Founded in 1908, the group's working language is Esperanto, and it is the oldest international organization of vegetarians that is currently active. TEVA published a journal, Vegetarano ("Vegetarian") from 1914 to 1932, revived in 2009 as Esperantista Vegetarano, and has also operated a spirited Internet mailing list through Yahoo! Groups since 2005.
