Moshe Smilansky

Moshe Smilansky
Moshe Smilansky
BornFebruary 24, 1874
Telepino, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine)
DiedOctober 6, 1953
NationalityIsraeli
Occupation(s)Farmer, author, Zionist activist
Known forAdvocating peaceful coexistence with Arabs in Mandatory Palestine, literary works
AwardsMBE

Moshe Smilansky MBE (Hebrew: משה סמילנסקי; February 24, 1874 – October 6, 1953) was a pioneer of the First Aliyah, a Zionist leader who advocated “peaceful” coexistence with the Arabs in Mandatory Palestine, a farmer, and a prolific author of fiction and non-fiction literary works.