What is Yitzhak Ben-Zvi known for?

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi is best known for serving as the second President of Israel from 1952 to 1963. He was also a historian and writer who contributed significantly to the study of Jewish history and culture.

Where was Yitzhak Ben-Zvi educated?

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was educated at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

What organizations was Yitzhak Ben-Zvi affiliated with?

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was affiliated with the Jewish National Council and Hashomer, both of which played important roles in the early development of Israel.

What was Yitzhak Ben-Zvi's role in the establishment of Israel?

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi played a significant role in the establishment of Israel through his involvement in organizations like the Jewish National Council and Hashomer, which were instrumental in the early development of the country.

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi

Q: What awards did Yitzhak Ben-Zvi receive?

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi received several awards, including the Bialik Prize, an Israeli literary award, and was recognized as an honorary citizen of Jerusalem.

2nd President of Israel (1952–1963) - (1884–1963)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[25]
Date of birth: November 24, 1884
Date of death: April 23, 1963
Place of birth: Poltava
Place of death: Jerusalem
Country of citizenship: Israel^[13]
Occupation: politician, historian, writer, Jewish communities scholar
Position held: President of Israel, Knesset member, Knesset member, president^[14]^[15]^[16]
Educated at: Istanbul University Faculty of Law, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv^[17]^[18]
Religion or worldview: Judaism^[24]
Member of political party: Mapai^[26]
Award received: Bialik Prize, honorary citizen of Jerusalem, Member of the Order of the British Empire^[19]^[20]^[21]
Father: צבי שמשי^[10]
Spouse: Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi^[11]
Child: Eli Ben-Zvi^[12]
Sibling: Aharon Reuveni^[38]
Official website: www.ybz.org.il^[30]
Work location: Jerusalem^[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Hebrew, English, French, Russian, Yiddish^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35]^[36]
Archives at: Gnazim Institute archive^[27]
Family name: Ben-Zvi^[28]
Given name: Yitzhak^[29]
Member of: Hashomer, Jewish National Council^[22]^[23]

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Name in native language: יצחק בן-צבי^[37]
Place of burial: Har HaMenuchot^[9]

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Dodis ID: P28257

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J9U entity ID: 987007258564105171
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian): 10521
Jewish Virtual Library ID: yitzhak-ben-shy-zvi
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID: 119259591
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Knesset member ID: 680
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Languages spoken, written or signed 5

English, French, Russian, Hebrew, Yiddish

Award received 3

Bialik Prize, Member of the Order of the British Empire, honorary citizen of Jerusalem

Occupation 3

writer, politician, historian

Position held 3

President of Israel, Knesset member, Knesset member

Member of 2

Hashomer, Jewish National Council

Named after 2

Gan haNassi, Yitzhac Ben tzvi award

Archives at 1

Gnazim Institute archive

Country of citizenship 1

Israel

Educated at 1

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Founded entities 1

Mekhon Ben-Tsevi le-ḥeḳer ḳehilot Yiśraʼel ba-Mizraḥ

Given name 1

Yitzhak

Heads of state of 1

Israel

Instance of 1

human

Member of political party 1

Mapai

Place of birth 1

Poltava

Place of burial 1

Har HaMenuchot

Place of death 1

Jerusalem

Religion or worldview 1

Judaism

Sex or gender 1

male

Sibling 1

Aharon Reuveni

Siblings 1

Aharon Reuveni

Spouse 1

Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi

Spouses 1

Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi

Work location 1

Jerusalem

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Pressigny

← Relative 1

Benjamin Mazar

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Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel

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Summary

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was born on November 24, 1884^[1], in Poltava^[2]. He died on April 23, 1963^[3], in Jerusalem^[4]. He worked as a politician^[5], historian^[6], writer^[7], and Jewish communities scholar^[8].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Yitzhak Ben-Zvi include Yitzhac Ben tzvi award^[39], an award^[40], in Israel^[41], founded in 1967^[42] and Gan haNassi^[43], a garden^[44], in Israel^[45], founded in 1942^[46].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Yitzhac Ben tzvi award^[39], an award^[40], in Israel^[41], founded in 1967^[42] and Gan haNassi^[43], a garden^[44], in Israel^[45], founded in 1942^[46].

FAQs

Where was Yitzhak Ben-Zvi born?

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was born in Poltava^[2].

Where did Yitzhak Ben-Zvi die?

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi passed away in Jerusalem^[4].

Who were Yitzhak Ben-Zvi's parents?

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi's father was צבי שמשי^[10].

Who was Yitzhak Ben-Zvi married to?

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi's spouses include Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi^[11].

What did Yitzhak Ben-Zvi do for work?

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi worked as a politician^[5], historian^[6], writer^[7], and Jewish communities scholar^[8].

Where did Yitzhak Ben-Zvi go to school?

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was educated at Istanbul University Faculty of Law^[17] and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv^[18].

What awards did Yitzhak Ben-Zvi receive?

Honors received include Bialik Prize^[19], honorary citizen of Jerusalem^[20], and Member of the Order of the British Empire^[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — place of birth (P19): Poltava. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2026-10-18. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — place of death (P20): Jerusalem. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2026-10-18. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — father (P22): צבי שמשי. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — spouse (P26): Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — country of citizenship (P27): Israel. BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — position held (P39): President of Israel. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — position held (P39): Knesset member. knesset.gov.il. knesset.gov.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — position held (P39): president. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — child (P40): Eli Ben-Zvi. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — educated at (P69): Istanbul University Faculty of Law. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — educated at (P69): Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — member of political party (P102): Mapai. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — occupation (P106): politician. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — occupation (P106): historian. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2025-04-08. geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — occupation (P106): writer. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — occupation (P106): Jewish communities scholar. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — place of burial (P119): Har HaMenuchot. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — religion or worldview (P140): Judaism. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — award received (P166): Bialik Prize. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — award received (P166): honorary citizen of Jerusalem. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — award received (P166): Member of the Order of the British Empire. Israel State Archives. archives.gov.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — member of (P463): Hashomer. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — member of (P463): Jewish National Council. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — archives at (P485): Gnazim Institute archive. infocenters.co.il. infocenters.co.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — date of birth (P569): November 24, 1884. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-26. knesset.gov.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — date of death (P570): April 23, 1963. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-26. geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — family name (P734): Ben-Zvi. BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — given name (P735): Yitzhak. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — official website (P856): http://www.ybz.org.il. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — work location (P937): Jerusalem. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Hebrew. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Russian. BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Yiddish. BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — name in native language (P1559): יצחק בן-צבי. BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Yitzhak Ben-Zvi — sibling (P3373): Aharon Reuveni. wikidata.org.

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[40] ↑ Yitzhac Ben tzvi award — P31: award. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[41] ↑ Yitzhac Ben tzvi award — P17: Israel. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[42] ↑ Yitzhac Ben tzvi award — P571: 1967. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[44] ↑ Gan haNassi — P31: garden. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[45] ↑ Gan haNassi — P17: Israel. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[46] ↑ Gan haNassi — P571: 1942. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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