Alexander Aaronsohn

Alexander Aaronsohn
BornSeptember 28, 1888
Zikhron Ya'akov, Ottoman Empire
Died28 May 1948(1948-05-28) (aged 59)
Nice, France
Occupation(s)Author, Zionist activist

Alexander Aaronsohn (Hebrew: אלכסנדר אהרנסון; September 28, 1888 – May 28, 1948) was an author and activist who wrote about the plight of people living in Palestine in his book, With the Turks in Palestine.[1][2][3]

Aaronsohn was part of the influential Aaronsohn family who were major figures in the Zionist movement;[4] his brother was Aaron Aaronsohn and his sister was Sarah Aaronsohn, the three of whom were founder members of the Jewish spy network NILI. Sarah Aaronsohn was caught by the Turks and brutally tortured for four days; she committed suicide during her captivity in 1917, aged 26.[5]

  1. ^ "Aaronsohn Alexander - Böcker | Bokus bokhandel". Bokus.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  2. ^ "With the Turks in Palestine". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  3. ^ Aaronsohn, Alexander (April 2007). With the Turks in Palestine. Cosimo. ISBN 978-1602062634.
  4. ^ Malley, JP O’. "Before the Holocaust, Ottoman Jews supported the Armenian genocide's 'architect'". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  5. ^ "Sarah Aaronsohn | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.