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Mírzá Mihdí

1848–1870 (age 22)

Israel

Mírzá Mihdí was a nineteenth-century figure of historical note.

Giuseppe Valerga

1813–1872 (age 59)

Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Patriarch Giuseppe Valerga shepherded the renewed Latin patriarchate with compassion and a spirit of dialogue.

Samuel Gobat

1799–1879 (age 80)

Mount Zion Cemetery

Samuel Gobat was a dedicated missionary who served in the Levant for many decades.

Judah Alkalai

1798–1878 (age 80)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Rabbi Judah Alkalai was an early visionary whose reflections on return and renewal inspired generations to reengage with...

Meir Auerbach

1815–1878 (age 63)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Rabbi Meir Auerbach was a respected rabbi and scholar dedicated to Jewish learning and community service.

Menahem Mendel ben Aaron Boim, of Kamieniec

1800–1873 (age 73)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Menahem Mendel ben Aaron Boim of Kamieniec chronicled the spiritual vitality of Jerusalem through his dedicated writing.

Bezalel Shulsinger

1779–1873 (age 94)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

John Meshullam

1799–1878 (age 79)

Mount Zion Cemetery

John Meshullam was remembered for his calming influence and steadfast care for Jerusalem’s diverse inhabitants.

Maria Gobat

1813–1879 (age 66)

Mount Zion Cemetery

Moses Sachs

1800–1870 (age 70)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Moses Sachs concentrated on journalism to uplift Jewish communal life and to share its vital stories with a wider audien...

Moses Hess

1812–1875 (age 63)

Kinneret Cemetery

Moses Hess (1812-1875) was a German Jewish philosopher and socialist from Bonn who influenced early Zionist and communis...

Abraham Hayyim Adadi

1800–1874 (age 74)

Safed old cemetery

Rabbi Abraham Hayyim Adadi guided Safed's faithful with wisdom and compassion.

Yakir Gueron

1813–1874 (age 61)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Israel Back

1797–1874 (age 77)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Israel Back chronicled emerging Jewish life in Palestine and advocated for broader understanding.

David ben Shimon

1826–1879 (age 53)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Ásíyih Khánum

1820–1886 (age 66)

Haifa

Ásíyih Khánum embodied resilience and gracious hospitality during pivotal years of the Baháʼí community.

Yehoshua Heschel Levine

1814–1883 (age 69)

Mount of Olives

Peretz Smolenskin

1842–1885 (age 43)

Har HaMenuchot

Peretz Smolenskin inspired Jewish awakening through his powerful pen and vision for renewal.

Horatio Spafford

1828–1888 (age 60)

Mount Zion Cemetery

Horatio Gates Spafford (October 20, 1828, Troy, New York – September 25, 1888, Jerusalem) was an American lawyer and P...

Charles Netter

1826–1882 (age 56)

Mikveh Israel

Charles Netter founded Mikveh Israel, laying groundwork for agricultural education in Palestine.

Abraham Korkidi

1813–1885 (age 72)

Jaffa

Shmuel Heller

1785–1884 (age 99)

Safed old cemetery

Rabbi Shmuel Heller upheld Safed's spiritual life with thoughtful leadership and care.

Shimon Frenkel

1809–1880 (age 71)

Jaffa Jewish Cemetery

Nisan Bak

1815–1889 (age 74)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Nisan Bak (or Nissan Beck; Hebrew: ניסן ב"ק; 1815–1889) was a leader of the Hasidic Jewish community of the Old ...

Eliezer Biderman of Lelov

1827–1882 (age 55)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Jacob Saphir

1822–1885 (age 63)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Jacob Saphir preserved Jewish traditions through his careful travel writings and documentation.

Moshe Nehemiah Kahanov

1817–1883 (age 66)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Shalom Moses ben Ḥayyim Abraham Gagin

1832–1883 (age 51)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Shalom Moses ben Ḥayyim Abraham Gagin sustained Jerusalem’s spiritual life through faithful service.

Eliyahu Shlomo Zalman Bassan

1800–1882 (age 82)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Nathan Friedland

1808–1883 (age 75)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Nathan Friedland guided his community with steady scholarship and pastoral care.

Maiden of Ludmir

1806–1888 (age 82)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Hannah Rachel Verbermacher (1805–1888), known as the Maiden of Ludmir, also known rarely as the Ludmirer Rebbe, was th...

Abraham Ashkenazi

1813–1880 (age 67)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Rabbi Abraham Ashkenazi was a devoted scholar and mentor whose teachings comforted generations before his passing in 188...

Christoph Hoffmann

1815–1885 (age 70)

Jerusalem Templer Cemetery

Avrahan Yalovsky

1850–1888 (age 38)

Ganei Ester (old) Cemetery - Rishon LeZion

Avrahan Yalovsky faithfully supported the young Rishon LeZion community until his death in 1888.

Baháʼu'lláh

1817–1892 (age 75)

Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh

Baháʼu'lláh (Persian: [bæhɒːʔolːɒːh], born Ḥusayn-ʻAlí; 12 November 1817 – 29 May 1892) was an Iranian r...

Antonin Kapustin

1817–1894 (age 77)

Mount of Olives

Archimandrite Antonin (Russian: Архимандри́т Антони́н, romanized: Arkhimandrit Antonin; 24 August [O...

Leon Pinsker

1821–1891 (age 70)

Tomb of Nicanor

Leon Pinsker or Judah Leib Pinsker (Hebrew: יהודה לייב פינסקר; Russian: Йехуда Лейб Пинск�...

Hermann Schapira

1840–1898 (age 58)

Har HaMenuchot

Zvi Hermann Schapira (Hebrew: צבי הרמן שפירא; 1840–1898), or Hermann Hirsch Schapira, was a Lithuanian rab...

Nathan Coronel

1810–1890 (age 80)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Nachman Nathan Coronel (Hebrew: נחמן נתן קורונל, romanized: Naḥman Natan Koronel; 1810 – 6 August 1890)...

Raphael Meir Panigel

1804–1893 (age 89)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Raphael Meir ben Yehuda Panigel (Hebrew: רפאל מאיר פאניז'ל; 1804–1893) was the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of J...

Gabriel Mercado Almosnino

1805–1890 (age 85)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Yosef Rivlin

1836–1896 (age 60)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Yosef Yitzhak "Yoshya" Rivlin (Hebrew: יוסף יצחק "יושעה" ריבלין‎, 18 December 1836 – 5 September ...

Aharon Moyal

1813–1899 (age 86)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Shlomo Zalman Porush

1845–1898 (age 53)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Porush (Hebrew: שלמה זלמן פרוש; 1850–1898) was one of the founders of the Shaarei Ches...

Devora Ben-Yehuda

1855–1891 (age 36)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Max Sandreczky

1839–1899 (age 60)

Mount Zion Cemetery

Max Sandreczky (1839–1899) was a German Christian pediatric surgeon who settled in Jerusalem with his father Carl Sand...

Mordekhai Gimpel Yafeh

1820–1891 (age 71)

Segula Cemetery

A devoted rabbi whose spiritual guidance shaped his community.

Yehoshua Leib Diskin

1818–1898 (age 80)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Moshe Yehoshua Yehuda Leib Diskin (1818–1898), also known as the Maharil Diskin, was a leading rabbi, Talmudist, and B...

Tzvi Livontin

1832–1898 (age 66)

Ganei Ester (old) Cemetery - Rishon LeZion

A merchant whose enterprise reflected the economic vitality of his era.

Mordechai Lubman

1857–1895 (age 38)

Ganei Ester (old) Cemetery - Rishon LeZion

Educator Mordechai Lubman inspired young minds and hearts until his death in 1895.