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Jacob Kurtz

1893–1952 (age 59)

Kiryat Shaul Cemetery

Nasīm Mallūl

1892–1959 (age 67)

Kiryat Shaul Cemetery

Nasīm Mallūl strove to bring the breadth of world literature to Hebrew readers through attentive translation.

Samuel Perlman

1887–1958 (age 71)

Kiryat Shaul Cemetery

Shabtai Segal

1881–1957 (age 76)

Har HaMenuchot

Shabtai Segal kept the library's collections vibrant, sharing the nourishment of books with his community.

Moshe Pesach

1869–1955 (age 86)

Har HaMenuchot

Akiva Sofer

1878–1959 (age 81)

Har HaMenuchot

Rabbi Akiva Sofer guided his community with steadfast faith and compassion.

Nathan Ben-Zion Chavkin

1874–1957 (age 83)

Har HaMenuchot

Israel Hirschfeld

d. 1957

Har HaMenuchot

Painter Israel Hirschfeld captured light and stillness in brushstrokes that honored everyday life.

Shemuʼel Gedaly Naiman

1887–1958 (age 71)

Har HaMenuchot

Eliyahu Reʼem

d. 1959

Har HaMenuchot

Rabbi Eliyahu Re'em served his community with attentive care and enduring faith.

Jakob Rosenfeld

1903–1952 (age 49)

Kiryat Shaul Cemetery

Karl M. Baer

1885–1956 (age 71)

Kiryat Shaul Cemetery

Karl M. Baer's writing chronicled the hopes and struggles of his era with clarity and compassion.

Moshe Weizmann

1878–1957 (age 79)

Kiryat Shaul Cemetery

Felix A. Theilhaber

1884–1956 (age 72)

Kiryat Shaul Cemetery

Felix A. Theilhaber celebrated shared stories that bound communities together.

Meshulam Levontin

1885–1957 (age 72)

Kiryat Shaul Cemetery

Moshe Schwabe

1889–1956 (age 67)

Kiryat Shaul Cemetery

Moshe Schwabe taught with rigor and patience, inspiring generations of students.

Paul Landau

1880–1951 (age 71)

Kiryat Shaul Cemetery

Ze'ev Paroush

1901–1954 (age 53)

Har HaMenuchot

Ze'ev Paroush taught with warmth, encouraging generations to explore and care for one another.

Abraham Lavsky

1894–1957 (age 63)

Har HaMenuchot

Israel Efroykin

1884–1954 (age 70)

Har HaMenuchot

Israel Efroykin used his pen to weave history and heart into stories that still resonate.

Chaim Weizmann

1874–1952 (age 78)

Rehovot

Moshe Marzouk

1926–1955 (age 29)

Mount Herzl

Moshe Marzouk is remembered as a physician who devoted himself to serving patients across Jerusalem before his life was ...

Joseph Sprinzak

1885–1959 (age 74)

Mount Herzl

Eliezer Kaplan

1891–1952 (age 61)

Mount Herzl

Eliezer Kaplan is honored as a founding statesman whose stewardship of the young economy laid the groundwork for the mod...

Meir Max Bineth

1917–1954 (age 37)

Mount Herzl

Yosef Zvi Rimon

1889–1958 (age 69)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Yosef Zvi Rimon is celebrated for poetry that nurtured Hebrew culture and for the quiet mentorship he offered to budding...

Chaim Pesachowitz

1879–1956 (age 77)

Har HaMenuchot

Yitsḥaḳ ben Y. Ḥ. Alfiyah

1878–1955 (age 77)

Har HaMenuchot

Yitsḥaḳ ben Y. Ḥ. Alfiyah is remembered as a devoted guide of traditional learning whose presence buoyed Jerusalem...

Uriyah Feldman

1887–1958 (age 71)

Har HaMenuchot

Ḥananya Gavriʾel

1875–1954 (age 79)

Har HaMenuchot

Ḥananya Gavriʾel is recalled as a compassionate communal leader whose efforts strengthened institutions across the ci...

Tsadok Bassan

1882–1956 (age 74)

Har HaMenuchot

Saadia Benveniste

1876–1957 (age 81)

Har HaMenuchot

Saadia Benveniste is remembered as a pillar of Sephardic life whose steady devotion helped sustain Jewish tradition in J...

Isser Zalman Meltzer

1870–1953 (age 83)

Har HaMenuchot

Alfred Bonne

1889–1959 (age 70)

Har HaMenuchot

Alfred Bonne is respected as an economist whose teaching and insight shaped Israel’s early financial thinking.

Aharon Rokeach

1880–1957 (age 77)

Har HaMenuchot

Gershon Agron

1894–1959 (age 65)

Har HaMenuchot

Gershon Agron is celebrated for founding The Palestine Post and for his passionate stewardship of Jerusalem as mayor.

Moshe Murro

1888–1957 (age 69)

Har HaMenuchot

Zelig Reuven Bengis

1864–1953 (age 89)

Har HaMenuchot

Zelig Reuven Bengis is honored as a towering rabbinic scholar whose judgments and care guided the faithful.

Yolande Harmer

1913–1957 (age 44)

Har HaMenuchot

Zeev Ben-Zvi

1904–1952 (age 48)

Har HaMenuchot

Zeev Ben-Zvi is remembered as an educator who nurtured generations of students with a love for learning.

Moshe Hacohen

1874–1950 (age 76)

Har HaMenuchot

Baruch Shohetman

1890–1956 (age 66)

Har HaMenuchot

Baruch Shohetman was a devoted librarian who guarded and shared cultural memory with patience and care.

Shefatia Segal

d. 1955

Har HaMenuchot

Julius Zimels

1872–1954 (age 82)

Har HaMenuchot

Rabbi Julius Zimels was a spiritual guide whose scholarship and compassion steadied his community through changing times...

Isidor Schalit

1871–1954 (age 83)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Heinrich Loewe

1869–1951 (age 82)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Heinrich Loewe was a writer whose thoughtful works explored identity and human connection with elegance and empathy.

Israel Rokach

1896–1959 (age 63)

Trumpeldor cemetery

David Shimoni

1886–1956 (age 70)

Trumpeldor cemetery

David Shimoni was a Hebrew writer whose lyrical work uplifted modern Jewish identity with grace.

Nissan Touroff

1877–1953 (age 76)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Jacob Fichman

1881–1958 (age 77)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Jacob Fichman was a Hebrew poet whose reflective verses deepened the modern literary landscape with clarity and tenderne...