David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion

male, deceased (1973)
Former Member of the Knesset, Sde Boker, Jewish person, Israeli, Prime Minister of Israel, Party Leader…1948Arab-Israeli War, Cold War leader
"'"' (October 16, 1886 – December 1, 1973;) was the first Prime Minister of Israel. Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, cu...
Moshe Sharett

Moshe Sharett

male, deceased (1965)
Jewish, London School of Economics, Military of the Ottoman Empire, Former Member of the Knesset, politician, Ottoman Army…World War I, arab, 1948Arab-Israeli War, Israeli
Moshe Sharett, born Moshe Shertok (Hebrew: משה שרתוק was the second Prime Minister of Israel (1954-1955), serving for a little under two years be...
Tom Segev

Tom Segev

male, 64 years old
Boston University, Hebrew University, Jewish, 1948Arab-Israeli War, newspaper, intellectual…Israeli, six-day war, World War II
Tom Segev (born 1945, Jerusalem) is an Israeli intellectual, journalist, and historian. Segev's parents fled Nazi Germany in 1935 and settled in...
Zvi Zamir

Zvi Zamir

male, 84 years old
Israeli, British Mandate of Palestine, Palmach, 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Israeli Southern Command, Southern Command…yom kippur war, 1948Arab-Israeli War
Zvi Zamir born Zvicka Zarzevsky was a Major General in the Israel Defense Forces and the Director of the Mossad from 1968 to 1974. Born in Poland,...
Robert Capa

Robert Capa

male, deceased (1954)
Jewish person, operation overlord, First Indochina War, Omaha Beach, photojournalist, Spanish Civil War…War photographer, 1948Arab-Israeli War, Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II
Robert Capa (Budapest, October 22 1913 - May 25, 1954) was a famous war photographer during the 20th century. He covered five different wars: the...
Fawzi Al-Qawuqji

Fawzi Al-Qawuqji

male, deceased (1977)
wehrmacht, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Nazi Germany, 1948Arab-Israeli War, ottoman empire, ottoman…World War II, World War I, Arab Liberation Army, 1936-1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
Fawzi al-Qawuqji (1890 - Beirut, 1977,) was the field commander of the Arab Liberation Army during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and a rival of the...
Chaim Herzog

Chaim Herzog

male, deceased (1997) (Australia)
Former Member of the Knesset, Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, from Dublin, haganah, British, Irish…World War II, 1948Arab-Israeli War, Israeli, Arab Revolt, Former Israeli Ambassadors to the United Nations
Chaim Herzog served as the sixth President of Israel (1983–1993), following a distinguished career in both the British Army and the Israel De...
Abd Al-Qadir Al-Husayni

Abd Al-Qadir Al-Husayni

male, deceased (1948)
Al-Qastal, tel aviv, Qastel Hill, Operation Nachshon, Palmach, haganah…second world war, 1948Arab-Israeli War, Palestine Arab Party, 1936-1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, Army of the Holy War
Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni (alternatively spelt 'Abd al Qadir al Husseini) (1907-1948) was a Palestinian nationalist and fighter who in late 1933...
Yigael Yadin

Yigael Yadin

male, deceased (1984)
Yigal Sukenik, Jewish person, polish, Former Member of the Knesset, Eliezer Sukenik, hebrew…War of Independence, Israeli, 1948Arab-Israeli War
Yigael Yadin (Hebrew: יגאל ידין, born Yigal Sukenik on March 20, 1917, died June 28, 1984) was an Israeli archeologist, politician, and the second C...
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi

male, deceased (1963)
Former Member of the Knesset, Labor Zionist, Labor Zionism, Istanbul University alumni, Jewish Legion, Galatasaray Lisesi…1948Arab-Israeli War, Israeli, Israeli President, Israel's War of Independence
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi ((November 24, 1884 - April 23, 1963) was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, and the second and longest serving President of...