Ben-Zvi, Itzhak
Died: 1963 AD, at 78 years of age.
Nationality: Israeli
Categories: Politician
Israeli (Polish-born) politician, historian and Labor Zionist leader
1884 - Born on the 24th of November in Poltava, Ukraine.
1907 - Emigrated to Palestine and settled in Jaffa.
1909 - Organized the Gymnasia High School in Jerusalem together with Rachel Yannait.
1912-1914 - Studied Law in Constantinople (now Istanbul), with future Israeli Prime Minister David Ben Gurion.
1914 - Returned to Palestine but expelled by the Ottoman authorities in 1915.
1918 - Ben-Zvi married Rachel Yannait.
1919 - He helped found the Achdut HaAvodah (Labor Union) party.
- Elected to the Jerusalem City Council and to the National Council.
1948 - Ben-Zvi was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence on 14th of May.
1952-1963 - Elected President of Israel on 8th of December and served as president until his death.
1963 - He died on 23rd of April in Jerusalem, Israel.
Today his photo appears on 100 NIS bills.