Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Yossef Boukhris

1885–1949 (age 64)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Yechiel Michel Steinberg

1863–1949 (age 86)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Yechiel Michel Steinberg was an industrialist who blended innovation with ethical leadership.

Aharon Michael Brachyahu

1869–1946 (age 77)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Jacob Boccara

1843–1941 (age 98)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Rabbi Jacob Boccara was a devoted spiritual guide whose presence brought comfort and insight.

Shammy Pinsky

1882–1941 (age 59)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Shammy Pinsky is remembered for illuminating the Jewish experience through his writing.

Isaac Mirkin

1871–1941 (age 70)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Tefilinsḳi, Shemuʼel ben Netanʼel Sofer

1888–1945 (age 57)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Shemuʼel Tefilinsḳi is remembered as a devoted scribe who safeguarded the Torah.

Avraham Michael Kirshenboym

1925–1948 (age 23)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Arthur Aaron Dembitz

1870–1940 (age 70)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Arthur Aaron Dembitz is remembered as a teacher whose lessons reached far beyond the classroom.

Mordechai Eliash

1892–1950 (age 58)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Hemda Ben-Yehuda

1873–1951 (age 78)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Shaul Esh

1921–1968 (age 47)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Juda Aharon Segal Weiss

1876–1964 (age 88)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Juda Aharon Segal Weiss was a printer who preserved Jewish learning through his careful production of sacred texts.

Abraham Yehoshua Falk Schlezinger

1895–1968 (age 73)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Abraham Yehoshua Falk Schlezinger was a German-born Israeli rabbi and scholar buried at the historic Mount of Olives Jew...

Shoshana Parsitz

1892–1969 (age 77)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Shoshana Parsitz (1892-1969) was a Kyiv-born Israeli who lived through major 20th-century upheavals and was laid to rest...

Yechezkel Sarna

1890–1969 (age 79)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Yechezkel Sarna was a beloved rabbi whose devotion to Torah and his community left a lasting impression.

Ya'ackov Ben-Dov

1882–1968 (age 86)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Ya'ackov Ben-Dov was a pioneering photographer whose work preserved important historical images.

Shmuel Yosef Agnon

1887–1970 (age 83)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1887-1970) was a Nobel Prize-winning Hebrew writer born in Buchach who lived in Israel and was burie...

Zalman Aran

1899–1970 (age 71)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Zalman Aran (1899-1970) was born in Donetsk and became an Israeli politician and education minister, buried at the Mount...

Hanoch Albeck

1890–1972 (age 82)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Hanoch Albeck (1890-1972) was born in Łowicz, Poland, and became a renowned Talmudic scholar in Israel, buried at the M...

Isser Yehuda Unterman

1886–1976 (age 90)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Isser Yehuda Unterman (1886-1976) was born in Brest and served as Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, buried at the Mount o...

Reuven Barkat

1906–1972 (age 66)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Reuven Barkat (1906-1972) was born in Tauragė, Lithuania, and settled in Israel, where he was buried at the Mount of Ol...

Yisrael Alter

1895–1977 (age 82)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Yisrael Alter (1895-1977) was born in Góra Kalwaria, Poland, and served as the Gerrer Rebbe in Israel, buried at the Mo...

Haim Hazaz

1898–1973 (age 75)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Haim Hazaz was a Hebrew novelist and short story writer who emigrated from Ukraine to Israel and became a prominent voic...

Hayim Hillel Ben-Sasson

1914–1977 (age 63)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Hayim Hillel Ben-Sasson was a historian and scholar who specialized in Jewish history and served as a professor at Hebre...

Aaron Zeitlin

1898–1973 (age 75)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Aaron Zeitlin was a Yiddish and Hebrew poet, playwright, and essayist who emigrated from Belarus to Israel.

Michael Hasani

1913–1975 (age 62)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Michael Hasani was an Israeli figure from Poland who lived through the mid-20th century and was buried in Jerusalem.

Chaim-Moshe Shapira

1902–1970 (age 68)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Chaim-Moshe Shapira was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister and was a leader of the National Relig...

Esther Agnon

1889–1973 (age 84)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Chouchan Hacohen

1906–1976 (age 70)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Rabbi Chouchan Hacohen guided many with wisdom that blended tradition and compassion.

Abraham Adolf Jacobus

1883–1974 (age 91)

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Yosef Una

1897–1979 (age 82)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Yosef Una was a devoted community member whose life spanned the unfolding story of Jerusalem.

Baruch Noy

1910–1978 (age 68)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Zvi Doriel

1900–1979 (age 79)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Zvi Doriel was a diplomat who represented Israel with dedication and a listening ear.

Avraham Englard

1910–1976 (age 66)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Yaʻaḳov Aryeh Twersky

1884–1979 (age 95)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Rabbi Yaʻaḳov Aryeh Twersky's devoted leadership guided generations with deep scholarship.

Isamar Rosenbaum

1886–1973 (age 87)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Isamar Rosenbaum was a respected rabbi whose spiritual leadership enriched his community.

Abraham Jacob Brawer

1884–1975 (age 91)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Historian Abraham Jacob Brawer's research deepened appreciation for Jewish heritage.

Ari Ibn-Zahav

1899–1971 (age 72)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Ari Ibn-Zahav was an Israeli writer whose literary contributions enriched Hebrew culture.

Bezalel Schatz

1912–1978 (age 66)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Bezalel Schatz's paintings brought vibrant new visions to Israeli art.

Jehoshua Meir Grintz

1911–1976 (age 65)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Jehoshua Meir Grintz was a renowned biblical scholar whose academic work advanced Jewish studies.

Joseph Heinemann

1915–1978 (age 63)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Joseph Heinemann's Judaic scholarship illuminated sacred texts for a wide readership.

Yeshurun Keshet

1893–1977 (age 84)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Yeshurun Keshet was a celebrated Hebrew poet whose literary works enriched Jewish culture.

Mordechai Hakohen

1906–1972 (age 66)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Mordechai Hakohen's historical studies kept Jewish memory alive.

feivel meltzer

1897–1973 (age 76)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Feivel Meltzer was a dedicated educator whose teaching shaped generations of students.

Refael Chaim Weiss

1940–1974 (age 34)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Refael Chaim Weiss's linguistic work deepened appreciation for Semitic tongues.

Shalom ben Yahya Isaac-Halevi

1890–1973 (age 83)

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Aryeh Lerner

1909–1973 (age 64)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Aryeh Lerner was a devoted translator who brought literary treasures into Hebrew.

Akiva Feinstein

1923–1975 (age 52)

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Dov Katz

1903–1979 (age 76)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Dov Katz captured the spirit of his people through thoughtful writing.