Wikipedia's first sentence called it “first secretary of tourism of israel”. Today it says “leader of the zionist movement in siberia and a proponent of expanding commerce”.
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Alexander Ezer Alexander Ezer (Yevzerov) (1894–1973) was a leader of the Zionist movement in Siberia and a proponent of expanding commerce, tourism and industry in both the pre-state Yishuv and the then-newly established State of Israel . Ezer was elected in 1931 to the 3rd Assembly of Representatives (Mandatory Palestine) ("Asefat Hanivcharim") representing the Revisionist Party of Ze'ev Jabotinsky , and later served as chief adviser on tourism for the first government of Israel. Ezer was the chief designer of the Middle East pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair and the organizer of the 1928 and 1934 Levant Industrial Fairs ( Levant Fair or "Yerid Hamizrach"). He was the founder of Binyanei HaUma and organized its first international exhibition, Kibush Hashmama in 1953. National Library of Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Alexander (Evserov) Ezer (1894–1973) was the first secretary of tourism of Israel. He is also known for helping manage the Middle Eastern section of the 1939 New York World's Fair and for helping manage the world famous Levant Industrial Fairs. He also built the Binyanei Ha'uma conference center. He was an active Zionist who published many books about industry and agriculture. In the 1930s he was named one of the 2,000 most influential men in the world. His lifelong dream was to see the deserts of Israel bloom.
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Alexander Ezer Alexander Ezer (Yevzerov) (1894–1973) was a Zionist activist and a leading developer of commerce, tourism and industry in the pre-state Yishuv and newly established State of Israel .Ezer was elected in 1931 to the 3rd Assembly of Representatives (Mandatory Palestine) ("Asefat Hanivcharim" [1] ) representing the Revisionist Party of Ze'ev Jabotinsky , and later served as chief adviser on tourism for the first government of Israel.He was the chief designer of the Middle East pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair and the organizer of the 1928 and 1934 Levant Industrial Fairs ( Orient Fair or "Yarid Hamizrach").He was the founder of Binyanei HaUma and organized its first international exhibition, "Kibush Hashmama" (Conquering the Desert), in 1953.
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first secretary of tourism of israel
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leader of the zionist movement in siberia and a proponent of expanding commerce
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