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The opening as it read in 2005

Ben-Zvi was the eldest son of Zvi Shamshi Shimshelevitz. He was active in the Jewish self-defense units organized in Ukraine to defend Jews during the pogroms of 1905 , and joined the Poalei Zion (Workers of Zion) Zionist political party. He emigrated to Palestine in 1907 , and settled in Jaffa , where he helped organize the HaShomer self-defense unit in the country. In 1909 , he organized the Gymnasia High School in Jerusalem together with Rachel Yannait . From 1912 to 1914 , Ben-Zvi studied Law in Constantinople , together with future prime minister David Ben Gurion . They returned to Palestine in August 1914, but were expelled by the Ottoman authorities in 1915 . The two of them moved to New York City , where they engaged in Zionist activities and founded the HeHalutz (Pioneer) movement there. Together, they also wrote the Yiddish book The Land of Israel Past and Present to promote the Zionist cause among American Jewry. Upon returning to Palestine in 1918 , Ben-Zvi married Rachel Yannait. They had two sons: Amram and Eli. Eli later died in Israel's War of Independence , defending his kibbutz , Beit Keshet . In 1919 , Ben-Zvi helped found the Achdut HaAvodah (Labor Union) party, and became increasingly active in the Haganah . He was later elected to the Jerusalem City Council and to the National Council, the shadow government of the Jewish settlers in Palestine. When Israel gained its independence, Ben-Zvi was among the signers of its Declaration of Independence on Friday, May 15 , 1948 . He served in the First and Second Knesset for the Mapai party. He was elected President of Israel on 8 December 1952 and served as president until his death. During his entire presidency, he maintained his home in a modest wooden shack in Jerusalem. Ben-Zvi was a renowned researcher in Jewish history and ethnology, and in the history of the Land of Israel. The Ben-Zvi Institute , which studies the history of Israel and Jewish groups from North Africa and the Middle East is named after him.¹

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Yitzhak Ben-Zvi ( , born 24 November 1884, died 23 April 1963) was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel .

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Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (24 November 1884 – 23 April 1963; ) was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel .

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Yitzhak Ben-Zvi ( ‎ Yitshak Ben-Tsvi ; 24 November 1884 – 23 April 1963) was a historian, Labor Zionist leader and the longest-serving President of Israel .

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Israeli politician Yitzhak Ben-Zvi ( ‎ Yitshak Ben-Tsvi ; 24 November 1884 – 23 April 1963) was a historian, ethnologist, Labor Zionist leader and the longest-serving President of Israel . As a scholar, Ben-Zvi conducted extensive research on Jewish communities in the Land of Israel , including those that existed before the foundation of the modern State of Israel . He preserved oral histories , gathered firsthand accounts and documentary evidence, and published a number of books and articles on the subject. He shed light on their traditions, language , folklore , and religious practices through his work, which frequently focused on the Mizrahi and Sephardic Jewish as well as the Samaritan communities. The Ben-Zvi Institute he founded and directed continues to be an important institution for research on Jewish communities in the Middle East.

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President of Israel from 1952 to 1963 Yitzhak Ben-Zvi ( Hebrew : יִצְחָק בֶּן־צְבִי‎ ‎ Yitshak Ben-Tsvi ; 24 November 1884 – 23 April 1963; born Izaak Shimshelevich ) was a historian, ethnologist, Labor Zionist leader and the longest-serving president of Israel . He was first elected on 8 December 1952, assumed office on 16 December 1952, and continued to serve in the position until his death. As a scholar, Ben-Zvi conducted extensive research on Jewish communities in the Land of Israel , including those that existed before the foundation of the modern State of Israel . He preserved oral histories , gathered firsthand accounts and documentary evidence, and published a number of books and articles on the subject. He shed light on their traditions, language , folklore , and religious practices through his work, which frequently focused on the Mizrahi and Sephardic Jewish as well as the Samaritan communities. The Ben-Zvi Institute he founded and directed continues to be an important institution for research on Jewish communities in the Middle East.

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