Joseph Trumpeldor
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Joseph Vladimirovich Trumpeldor was a Russian Zionist activist who helped organize the Zion Mule Corps and bring Jewish immigrants to Palestine. He was killed while defending the settlement of Tel Hai
Trumpeldor in c. 1904–1905
Trumpeldor as a young man
Joseph Trumpeldor in Japanese captivity. In the background is the emblem of the Zionist association he founded—"Bnei Zion Captives in Japan," with a Star of David and two flags of Herzl's Seven Stars.
Joseph Trumpeldor in 1917
Tel Hai
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Tel Hai is a name of the former Jewish settlement in northern Galilee, the site of an early battle between Jews and Arabs heralding the growing civil conflict, and of a monument, tourist attraction, a
Joseph Trumpeldor
…Zionist activist who helped organize the Zion Mule Corps and bring Jewish immigrants to Palestine. He was killed while defending the settlement of Tel Hai in 1920 and subsequently became a Jewish national hero. According to a standard account, his last words were "It's nothing, it is good to die for our…
Tel Hai historic courtyard
Tel Hai in 1937
Trumpeldor monument by Avraham Melnikov in Tel Hai, c. 1953. Photo by Beno Rothenberg.
Tel Hai in 1946