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Haim Ben-Asher Is Born
Haim Ben-Asher was born in Odessa in July 1904. He later served in the first two Knessets.
The Haganah Is Founded
On 15 June 1920, the Ahdut HaAvoda convention at Kinneret resolved to establish the Haganah.
Zena Harman Is Born
Zena Harman was born in London in 1914. She died in Jerusalem on 21 January 2013.
Teddy Kollek Is Born
On May 27, 1911, Theodor Kollek was born in Nagyvázsony, Hungary. He later served as mayor of Jerusalem.
Rachel Cohen-Kagan Is Born
On February 19, 1888, Rachel Cohen-Kagan was born in Odessa. She later signed Israel’s Declaration of Independence.
A. D. Gordon Is Born
Aaron David Gordon, later a Labor Zionist thinker of the Second Aliyah, was born in Troyanov in 1856. Later biographies give 9 or 10 June.
Mendel Portugali Dies
Mendel Portugali, a founder of Hashomer, died after his weapon discharged following a night on guard. Accounts date his death to 1916 or 1917.
Igael Tumarkin Dies
On 12 August 2021, the sculptor Igael Tumarkin died at the age of 87.
Yisrael Galili Dies
In February 1986, Yisrael Galili died at his home. He had headed the Haganah national command and advised Levi Eshkol and Golda Meir.
Hannah Szenes Is Executed
On this day, November 7, 1944, Hannah Szenes was executed by firing squad in Budapest. She was 23.
Berl Katznelson Dies
In August 1944, Berl Katznelson, editor of Davar, died in Jerusalem.