Ze'ev Jabotinsky Владимир Жаботинский זאב זשאַבאָטינסקי | |
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 Jabotinsky in 1935 | |
| Born | Vladimir Yevgenyevich Zhabotinsky 17 October 1880[1] |
| Died | 3 August 1940 (aged 59)[3] Hunter, New York, U.S. |
| 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.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
bio-dicwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Torossian, Ronn (19 May 2014). "Jabotinsky: A Life, by Hillel Halkin - Read and Wonder". Israel National News.
- ^ "Ze'ev Jabotinsky". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Most of the books say that Jabotinsky died on 4 August, because they wrongly convert the date from the Hebrew calendar. See details below.
- ^ Klinger, Jerry (October 2010). "The Struggle for the Jewish Legion and The Birth of the IDF". Jewish Magazine. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
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