Ze'ev Jabotinsky Владимир Жаботинский זאב זשאַבאָטינסקי | |
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Born | Vladimir Yevgenyevich Zhabotinsky 17 October 1880[1] |
Died | 3 August 1940[3] Hunter, New York, U.S. | (aged 59)
Resting place |
31°46′26″N 35°10′50″E / 31.77389°N 35.18056°E |
Citizenship | Russian Empire |
Alma mater | Sapienza University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1898–1940 |
Known for | Betar movement |
Political party | Hatzohar |
Spouse |
Hanna Markovna Halpern
(m. 1907–1940) |
Children | Eri Jabotinsky |
Awards | Member of the Order of the British Empire (1919) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army • Territorial Army |
Years of service | 1915–1919 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | 20th Battalion, London Regiment Jewish Legion |
Battles / wars | World War I |
Ze'ev Jabotinsky[a][b][c] MBE (born Vladimir Yevgenyevich Zhabotinsky;[d] 17 October 1880[1] – 3 August 1940)[4] was a Revisionist Zionist leader, author, poet, orator, soldier, and founder of the Jewish Self-Defense Organization in Odessa.
With Joseph Trumpeldor, he co-founded the Jewish Legion of the British Army in World War I.[5] Later he established several Jewish organizations, including the paramilitary group Betar in Latvia, the youth movement Hatzohar and the militant organization Irgun in Mandatory Palestine.
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