Deaths in the 1970s

Golda Meir

1898–1978 (age 80)

Mount Herzl

Zalman Shazar

1889–1974 (age 85)

Mount Herzl

Jonathan Netanyahu

1946–1976 (age 30)

Mount Herzl

Aharon Katzir

1913–1972 (age 59)

Rehovot

David Elazar

1925–1976 (age 51)

Mount Herzl

Berl Locker

1887–1972 (age 85)

Mount Herzl

Berl Locker was a lawyer and community leader.

Rachel Katznelson-Shazar

1885–1975 (age 90)

Mount Herzl

Shimon Dayan

1917–1975 (age 58)

Mount of Olives

Shimon Dayan was a respected community member.

Ezra Zussman

1900–1973 (age 73)

Rishon LeZion

Yosef Kuperman

1898–1971 (age 73)

Zichron Yaakov

Yosef Kuperman was a dedicated politician.

Daniel Goldschmidt

1895–1972 (age 77)

Har HaMenuchot

Library stewardship formed the heart of Daniel Goldschmidt’s life, as he kept the community’s literature alive for f...

Helena Kagan

1889–1978 (age 89)

Har HaMenuchot

Helena Kagan was a pioneering physician.

Yehoshua Heschel Yeivin

1891–1970 (age 79)

Har HaMenuchot

Yeivin’s pensiveness and passion informed his writings, leaving an enduring imprint on Jewish literary discourse.

Yosef Naftali Shṭern

d. 1971

Har HaMenuchot

Rabbi Yosef Naftali Shṭern was a respected spiritual leader.

Yitzhak Arieli

1896–1974 (age 78)

Har HaMenuchot

Rabbi Arieli combined rigorous scholarship with compassionate teaching, shaping generations of learners.

Ludwig Blum

1891–1974 (age 83)

Har HaMenuchot

Ludwig Blum was an accomplished painter.

Mordechai Kamrat

1915–1970 (age 55)

Har HaMenuchot

Mordechai Kamrat’s steady guidance helped shape Israel’s educational landscape with dedication and heart.

Norman Lourie

1909–1978 (age 69)

Har HaMenuchot

Norman Lourie was a pioneering film producer.

Naftali Ben-Menaḥem

1911–1974 (age 63)

Har HaMenuchot

Naftali Ben-Menaḥem dedicated himself to preserving and sharing Israel’s cultural and literary treasures.

Shabetai Bornstein

1891–1971 (age 80)

Har HaMenuchot

Shabetai Bornstein was a respected community member.

Pinchas Sapir

1906–1975 (age 69)

Kfar Saba

Pinchas Sapir’s stewardship of Israel’s economy left a legacy of bold vision and compassionate governance.

Arie Shamri

1907–1978 (age 71)

Ein Shemer

Arie Shamri was an accomplished poet.

Yehoshu'a Brand

1908–1975 (age 67)

Kfar Saba

Yehoshu'a Brand’s historical writings offered clarity and heart on the rich tapestry of Jewish experience.

Nissim Hacohen

1912–1974 (age 62)

Netivot

Rabbi Nissim Hacohen was a respected spiritual leader.

Ḥayyim Yiśakhar Abulafia

1884–1970 (age 86)

Tiberias

Ḥayyim Yiśakhar Abulafia led the Tiberias community with devout scholarship and loving guidance.

Laiṭer, Zeʼev Ṿolf

1891–1974 (age 83)

Bnei Brak

Rabbi Zeʼev Ṿolf Laiṭer was a respected spiritual leader in Bnei Brak.

Yehoshua Bar-Hillel

1915–1975 (age 60)

Har HaMenuchot

Yehoshua Bar-Hillel pioneered the crossroads of linguistics, logic, and computation with courageous insight.

Eliyahu Sasson

1902–1978 (age 76)

Har HaMenuchot

Eliyahu Sasson was a dedicated politician and public servant.

Alexander Fuks

1917–1978 (age 61)

Har HaMenuchot

Alexander Fuks brought the past alive through meticulous history and a sincere love for the Jewish story.

Ben-Zion Dinur

1884–1973 (age 89)

Har HaMenuchot

Ben-Zion Dinur was an accomplished and influential writer.

Yossef Gutfreund

1931–1972 (age 41)

Har HaMenuchot

Yossef Gutfreund was an Israeli amateur wrestler who represented his country and is remembered as one of the victims of ...

Dora Bloch

1902–1976 (age 74)

Har HaMenuchot

Dora Bloch lived a life spanning much of the twentieth century.

Samson Breuer

1891–1974 (age 83)

Har HaMenuchot

Samson Breuer was a mathematician who helped foster Israel’s developing academic community in the mid-20th century.

Salomon Adler-Rudel

1894–1975 (age 81)

Har HaMenuchot

Salomon Adler-Rudel was a respected opinion journalist and commentator.

Arie Aroch

1908–1974 (age 66)

Har HaMenuchot

Arie Aroch was an Israeli painter whose modernist work contributed to the shaping of the country’s artistic identity.

Ze'ev Raban

1890–1970 (age 80)

Har HaMenuchot

Ze'ev Raban was a skilled and creative illustrator.

Isaac Tabenkin

1888–1971 (age 83)

Ein Harod Meuhad

Isaac Tabenkin was a leader in Israel’s early Labor movement who advanced the kibbutz ideal and communal life.

Lies Moeller

1906–1976 (age 70)

Ein HaHoresh

Lies Moeller was a dedicated writer and literary contributor.

Lowa Lewite

1904–1976 (age 72)

Ein Harod Meuhad

Lowa Lewite was a literary editor who guided the publication of meaningful works in Israel’s literary community.

Abraham Zelinger

1915–1972 (age 57)

Ein Harod Meuhad

Abraham Zelinger was a dedicated police officer and public servant.

David Tsirkin Zafrir

1892–1974 (age 82)

Ein Harod Meuhad

David Tsirkin Zafrir was a writer who explored Jewish identity and the changing face of Israeli society.

Moshe Tabenkin

1917–1979 (age 62)

Ein Harod Meuhad

Moshe Tabenkin was a talented poet and literary artist.

Isĥak Muĉnik

1894–1974 (age 80)

Kfar Yehoshua

Isĥak Muĉnik was an Esperantist who championed international understanding through the promotion of a common language.

Israel Marminski

1891–1976 (age 85)

Ein Harod Meuhad

Israel Marminski was a dedicated treasurer and community administrator.

Raphael Mahler

1899–1977 (age 78)

Ein HaShofet

Raphael Mahler was a historian whose research illuminated the Jewish experience in Central Europe and Palestine.

Moshe Musler

1895–1970 (age 75)

Sde Eliyahu

Viktor Kellner

1887–1970 (age 83)

Ein Harod Meuhad

Viktor Kellner was a translator whose work allowed Hebrew readers to access international literature during Israel’s e...

Shimshon Naḥmani

1884–1973 (age 89)

Kfar Yehezkel

Emanuel Goldberg

1881–1970 (age 89)

Kiryat Shaul Cemetery

Emanuel Goldberg was a physicist and inventor whose work in optics and information retrieval anticipated modern search t...

Kehat Shorr

1919–1972 (age 53)

Kiryat Shaul Cemetery