Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi
Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi (Hebrew: רחל ינאית בן-צבי; May 1886[1] – 16 November 1979) was an Israeli author and educator, and a leading Labor Zionist. Ben-Zvi was the wife of the second President of Israel, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi.
Biography
Rachel Yanait was born Golda Lishansky in the town of
The following year, while studying agriculture in France, she was chosen as the Poale Zion delegate from Malyn to the
In 1908, she emigrated to
After World War I, she founded "The Educational Farm" in Jerusalem; a farm that provided agricultural education for women. She was among the founders of "The Hebrew Gymnasium" in Jerusalem and remained a labor activist. She was also active in the Haganah paramilitary organization and organized the clandestine aliyah of immigrants through Syria and Lebanon.
Her son, Eli, died in March 1948 at
After the founding of the
In 1952, her husband was appointed as the
In 1978, Ben-Zvi was awarded the Israel Prize for her special contribution to society and the State of Israel.[8] She died on 16 November 1979.
See also
References
- ISBN 9780914820147.
- ^ Ben Zvi, Rachel Yanait (1963) Coming Home. Massadah - P.E.C. Press Ltd. pp.191-194
- ^ Yanait Ben Zvi (1963) pp.197-200
- ISBN 9-781789-544633. p.105
- ^ Segev p.95
- ISBN 0-395-35409-9. p. 135
- ^ Teveth, p.73
- ^ "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1978 (in Hebrew)".
External links
- Biography in Hebrew
- Rachel Yanait Ben-zvi Encyclopedia of Jewish Women.
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