A. D. Gordon
1856–1922 (age 66)
Biography
A. D. Gordon became one of the most eloquent voices for a Jewish return to the soil, writing essays that fused love of nature with spiritual renewal and urging Jews to work the land themselves.
He spent his final years at Degania Alef, where his presence and thoughts shaped the ethos of the first kibbutz and inspired generations of laborers who sought meaning in everyday toil.