Pinhas Rutenberg

1879–1942 (age 63)

Biography

Pinhas Rutenberg, born in 1879, was a pioneer whose technical training and visionary ideas led him to build the Palestine Electric Corporation, providing the nascent Jewish communities with reliable power.

He also penned essays that connected technology with national renewal, supporting labor and municipal institutions as he sought to remain faithful to the dream of a modern and self-sustaining homeland.

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