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Yitzhak Ben-Zvi ( Yitshak Ben-Tsvi; 24 November 1884 to 23 April 1963; born Izaak Shimshelevich) was a historian, ethnologist, and Labor Zionist who was the second president of Israel from 1952 until his death in 1963.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was documented, and when
1912 to 1914period
Galatasaray High Schoolattested“He is firstly study to Galatasaray High School and between years in 1912-1914 Istanbul University in Faculty of Law.”source: Wikipedia: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
1959year
Myanmarattested“In 1959, he made an official visit to Burma, then Israel's only friend in Asia.”source: Wikipedia: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
August 1962month
Central African Republicattested“In August 1962, Ben-Zvi embarked on a state tour of Africa, during which he visited the Central African Republic and the Republic of the Congo, signing cooperation agreements with them.”source: Wikipedia: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
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Places Yitzhak Ben-Zvi is documented in
Central African Republic1 presence · 1962
Galatasaray High School1 presence · 1912
Myanmar1 presence · 1959
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1897year
Ukrainementioned“As a member of the B'ne Moshe and Hovevei Zion movements in Ukraine, Zvi Shimshelevich was one of the organizers of the first Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, in the fall of 1897, together with Theodor Herzl.”source: Wikipedia: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
1897year
Baselmentioned“As a member of the B'ne Moshe and Hovevei Zion movements in Ukraine, Zvi Shimshelevich was one of the organizers of the first Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, in the fall of 1897, together with Theodor Herzl.”source: Wikipedia: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
March 1906month
United Statesmentioned“Following Borochov's arrest, March 1906, and subsequent exile in the United States, Ben Zvi became leader of the Russian Poale Zion.”source: Wikipedia: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
28 September 1907exact date
Jaffamentioned“Back in Jaffa they held another gathering, 28 September 1907, to report on the Hague conference.”source: Wikipedia: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
1908year
Jaffamentioned“His first encounters with the community were in 1908, when he first met the elder Abraham son of Marhiv Zeadaka Hazafrir, from whom he rented a room in Jaffa, aiming to learn Arabic.”source: Wikipedia: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
1909year
Bukharim quartermentioned“In 1909, he organized the Gymnasia Rehavia high school in the Bukhari quarter of Jerusalem together with Rachel Yanait.”source: Wikipedia: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
1910year
Jerusalemmentioned“In spring of 1910 Poale Zion (Palestine) decided to launch a Socialist Hebrew language periodical in Jerusalem.”source: Wikipedia: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
1915year
Jerusalemmentioned“In 1915, despite calling on Jews to become Ottoman citizens and attempting to assemble a militia in Jerusalem to fight on the Ottoman side in the First World War, both Ben Zvi and Ben Gurion were expelled to Egypt.”source: Wikipedia: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
1915year
Egyptmentioned“In 1915, despite calling on Jews to become Ottoman citizens and attempting to assemble a militia in Jerusalem to fight on the Ottoman side in the First World War, both Ben Zvi and Ben Gurion were expelled to Egypt.”source: Wikipedia: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
1921year
Mutasarrifate of Jerusalemmentioned“In 1921 he published an essay titled The Arab Movement focusing on Palestinian Arab Nationalism in which he attempted to "resolve the apparent contradiction between the long-term goal of Zionism—the creation in Palestine of a Jewish majo…”source: Wikipedia: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
1922 to 1923period
Jaffamentioned“Zionism, Ben-Zvi concluded, was good for the Palestinian peasants since they are "interested in the expansion of employment and industry in the country and the improvement of the workers' lot, which of necessity results from Jewish settl…”source: Wikipedia: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
1922 to 1923period
Haifamentioned“Zionism, Ben-Zvi concluded, was good for the Palestinian peasants since they are "interested in the expansion of employment and industry in the country and the improvement of the workers' lot, which of necessity results from Jewish settl…”source: Wikipedia: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
1931year
Jerusalemmentioned“I have no regrets because he [de Haan] wanted to destroy our whole idea of Zionism." Ben Zvi was elected to the Jerusalem City Council and by 1931 served as president of the Jewish National Council, the shadow government of the Jewish co…”source: Wikipedia: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
10 December 1952exact date
Poltavamentioned“On 10 December 1952, Zvi Shimshi was honored by the first Knesset with the title "Father of the State of Israel" Ben Zvi had a formal Jewish education at a Poltava heder and then the local Gymnasium.”source: Wikipedia: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
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