Gershon Agron (born Agronsky, 1894-1959) was an Israeli press pioneer and mayor of Jerusalem. He was born in the Ukraine but emigrated with his family to the USA soon after. During World War I he fought with the Jewish Legion in the area of present-day Israel (until 1918 part of the Ottoman Empire, from 1921-1947 the "British Mandate of Palestine".) Following stints as editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and correspondent for several British newspapers, … Wikipedia
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