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Yehudah Ben Samuel Halevi
1141 - 1075. Rabbi Juda (Yehuda) HaLevi was a Sephardic rabbi, philosopher, doctor, and poet born in Tudela (Spain). During his life, he...


From Ahuzat Bait to Tel Aviv, a story of seashells
Throughout the 19th century, the city of Jaffa served as the main entry point to the land of Israel for Jews from around the world returning to the Land of Israel.


Meir Dizengoff
1861 -1936. Meïr Dizengoff was the first mayor of Tel Aviv, between 1921-1925, and from 1928 until his death in 1936. Born in Moldova in...


Menahem Sheinkin
Menahem Sheikin was a Zionist leader and one of the founding figures of Tel Aviv.


Rachel Cohen-Kagan
Born in Odessa, Rachel Cohen-Kagan was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician.


Haim (Boger) Bograshov
1876 - 1963. Source : Israel National Photo Collection 1951. Born in the Russian Empire, Haim Bograshov was an Israeli politician and...


Elhanan Leib Lewinsky
Elhanan was a Hebrew-language writer and Zionist leader.


Ahad Ha'Am
1856 -1927. Asher Zvi Ginzberg, known as Ahad Ha'am, was an influential writer and one of Zionism's leading thinkers. Born in Ukraine to...
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