Deaths in the 1920s

Samuel Pineles

1834–1928 (age 94)

Har HaMenuchot

Samuel Pineles was a writer who lived from 1834 to 1928.

A. D. Gordon

1856–1922 (age 66)

Degania Alef

A. D. Gordon championed the spiritual renewal of the Jewish people through labor on the land.

Moshé Sitruk

1846–1927 (age 81)

Lod

Moshé Sitruk was a rabbi in Lod who lived from 1846 to 1927.

Walter Norris Congreve

1862–1927 (age 65)

Mediterranean Sea

Walter Norris Congreve was a British military officer who lived from 1862 to 1927, born in Chatham, and was buried at se...

Zwi Perez Chajes

1876–1927 (age 51)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Zwi Perez Chajes was a prominent rabbi and scholar who lived from 1876 to 1927.

Ahad Ha'am

1856–1927 (age 71)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Ahad Ha'am was a leading cultural Zionist thinker who urged spiritual depth for the Jewish homeland.

Max Nordau

1849–1923 (age 74)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Max Nordau was a Hungarian physician, author, and Zionist leader who lived from 1849 to 1923 and co-founded the World Zi...

Yosef Haim Brenner

1881–1921 (age 40)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Yosef Haim Brenner was a pioneering Hebrew writer whose works shaped the cultural life of the Yishuv.

Joel Engel

1868–1927 (age 59)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Joel Engel was a composer who lived from 1868 to 1927.

Hanina Karchevski

1877–1925 (age 48)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Hanina Karchevski was a composer whose melodies enriched the growing Hebrew musical tradition.

Aharon Chelouche

1840–1920 (age 80)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Aharon Chelouche was a goldsmith who lived from 1840 to 1920.

Shalom Meir

1885–1929 (age 44)

Pardes Hanna-Karkur

Shalom Meir was an industrious builder whose enterprises helped shape the nascent Jewish economy.

Sarah Thon

1881–1920 (age 39)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Moses Avigdor Chaikin

1852–1928 (age 76)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Rabbi Moses Avigdor Chaikin was a scholar and communal leader who guided congregations with compassion.

Yakov Ramberg

1855–1928 (age 73)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Minna Weizmann

1889–1925 (age 36)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Minna Weizmann was a pioneering physician devoted to caring for the growing Jewish community.

Yehiel Berkovich

1855–1926 (age 71)

Yavne'el

Maurice Kofinas

1871–1924 (age 53)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Maurice Kofinas was a dedicated politician whose leadership helped shape the Yishuv's municipal life.

Eliezer Paḳṭorovsḳi

1897–1926 (age 29)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Bezalel Yaffe

1868–1925 (age 57)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Bezalel Yaffe was a principled politician who stood for civic engagement as the community matured.

Yosef Luidor

1893–1921 (age 28)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Shmuel Tchernovitz

1879–1929 (age 50)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Shmuel Tchernovitz was a writer whose words captured the spirit of a people embracing renewal.

Abraham Ludvipol

1865–1921 (age 56)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Ben Avigdor

1866–1921 (age 55)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Ben Avigdor was a writer whose literary gifts deepened the cultural life of his generation.

Dov Boris Goldberg

1866–1922 (age 56)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Israel Kaplan

1869–1927 (age 58)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Israel Kaplan was a committed politician who worked quietly to strengthen the foundations of community life.

Menachem Sheinkin

1871–1924 (age 53)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Israel Abba Zitron

1881–1927 (age 46)

Segula Cemetery

Rabbi Israel Abba Zitron was a teacher of Torah whose guidance comforted many seekers of truth.

Nachman Syrkin

1868–1924 (age 56)

Kinneret Cemetery

Adolf Weissmann

1873–1929 (age 56)

Old Jewish Cemetery in Haifa

Adolf Weissmann was a music critic who championed artistic depth and appreciation.

Shalom Hakohen

1835–1925 (age 90)

Old Cemetery (Tiberias)

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda

1858–1922 (age 64)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda was the father of modern Hebrew, whose linguistic labors reshaped a nation's voice.

Jacob Israël de Haan

1881–1924 (age 43)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Nosson Tzvi Finkel

1849–1927 (age 78)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel was a spiritual leader whose devotion fostered centers of enduring Torah study.

Shlomo Elyashiv

1841–1926 (age 85)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Ishmael Hacohen

1851–1929 (age 78)

Safed old cemetery

Ishmael Hacohen was a respected Safed elder whose steady presence upheld the city’s sacred life.

Joseph Trumpeldor

1880–1920 (age 40)

Kfar Giladi

Jakob Dolzanski

1866–1928 (age 62)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Jakob Dolzanski's skillful hands and kind demeanor brought healing to countless neighbors.

Eliyahu Honig

1862–1924 (age 62)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Dovid Tzvi Chein

1846–1925 (age 79)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Rabbi Dovid Tzvi Chein guided his community with steady wisdom and heartfelt deeds.

Nissim Nachum

1862–1927 (age 65)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Biḥoṿsḳi, Ḥayim Eliʻezer, -1924

d. 1924

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Biḥoṿsḳi, Ḥayim Eliʻezer was remembered for his steady devotion to communal life and traditions.

Dov Ber Abramowitz

1860–1926 (age 66)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Haim Aharon Valero

1846–1923 (age 77)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Haim Aharon Valero used his acumen in banking to strengthen the city's commerce and charitable works.

Zalman Sender Shapira

1851–1923 (age 72)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Yitsḥaḳ Yeruḥam Disḳin

1839–1925 (age 86)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Rabbi Yitsḥaḳ Yeruḥam Disḳin was a compassionate guide whose counsel nurtured generations.

Ḥayim Mosheh Elyashar

1845–1924 (age 79)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Arieh Leib Makleff

1876–1929 (age 53)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Arieh Leib Makleff devoted himself to the quiet work of sustaining his community.

Shem-Tov Gefen

1856–1927 (age 71)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Yaʻaḳov Shelomoh Ḥazanov

1861–1922 (age 61)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Yaʻaḳov Shelomoh Ḥazanov was known for his steadfast character and the comfort he offered to those around him.