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Trumpeldor cemetery often referred to as the Old Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located in downtown Tel Aviv, Israel. The cemetery covers 10.6 acres, and contains approximately 5,000 graves.
בית העלמין טרומפלדור הוא השם בו ידוע בית הקברות הישן של תל אביב השוכן ברחוב טרומפלדור. בית הקברות נוסד בשנת תרס"ג (1902), כשבע שנים לפני ייסוד אחוזת בית, ועם השנים נקברו בו מייסדי תל אביב, סופרים ואנשי תרבות רבים, ודמויות מפורסמות בתולדות העיר והיישוב, ובהם ראש הממשלה השני של מדינת ישראל משה שרת
Trumpeldor Cemetery, Tel Aviv - YouTube tour with Zahi Shaked.
History
Trumpeldor Tel-Aviv cemetery was founded in 1902, seven years before Tel Aviv was founded, during the cholera epidemic that erupted in Egypt, hit Jaffa and spread over the boundaries of the Ottoman Empire. When the plague victims began to die, they were forbidden to be buried in the Jewish cemetery of Jaffa within the city walls. Shimon Rokach, a leader of the Jewish community in Jaffa (and Neve Tzedek) obtained from the Jaffa City authorities a plot of 2.5 acres of government land, far north of the city. The land was purchased by the committee of the "United Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jewish Communities" of Jaffa.
The first two graves were dug distant from each other to claim ownership on the graveyard plot. The first grave was of Samuel-David Greshin-Zan, located in the northeast corner of the plot, and the other was of Niska daughter of Baruch Brumberg, west of it.
The eastern section is the oldest and includes the tombs of the early leaders in Tel Aviv, and Jews from Jaffa. The remains of well-known persons may be found in the southwest corner.
Buried there are the city's founders, early residents, and cultural and historical figures, including e.g. Moshe Sharett, the second Prime Minister of Israel.
When the cemetery opened, its location was far from populated areas but today it is located in downtown Tel Aviv, north of Trumpeldor Street, between Hovevei Zion and Zion Pinsker streets, where its three entry gates are located. The eastern gate is the oldest. The main gate (center) was opened in 1926 with the interment of the remains of Max Nordau, the Zionist leader.
Today, only persons holding plots purchased long ago and a small number willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars are buried there.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, who list the cemetery as Tel Aviv Jewish Cemetery, maintains one Commonwealth service war grave, of a Jewish soldier of the British Royal Fusiliers (1920).
Notable Interred People
National Leaders - מנהיגי היישוב
- אריה לובה אליאב Arieh Lova Eliav (1921–2010) Israeli politician and member of the Knesset.
- חיים ארלוזורוב Haim Arlosoroff ; Arlozorov tomb (1899–1933) Zionist leader, head, Political Dept of the Jewish Agency.
- אליהו ברלין Eliyahu Berligne ; [ Berlinge tomb] (1866–1959) Founder of Tel Aviv, signatory - Declaration of Independence.
- אליהו גולומב Eliyahu Golomb ; Golomb tomb (1893–1945) Leader of the Jewish defense effort in Mandate Palestine and chief architect of the underground military organization Haganah.
- דב הוז Dov Hoz ; Hoz tomb (1894–1940) Labor Zionism movement leader, founders of the Haganah, pioneer of Israeli aviation.
- מרדכי נמיר Mordechai Namir ; Namir tomb (1897–1975) Israeli politician, mayor of Tel Aviv, Knesset member and government minister, leader of the Labour Zionist movement.
- דוד צבי פנקס David Zvi Pinkas ; Pinkas tomb (1895–1952) Zionist activist, politician, Signatory - Declaration of Independence, Government Minister.
- משה שרת Moshe Sharett ; Sharett tomb (1894–1965) Second Prime Minister of Israel, Signatory - Declaration of Independence (as Moshe Shertock), Government Minister.
Intellectuals, Scientists, Zionist Leaders, Rabbis - אנשי רוח, מדענים, מנהיגים ציוניים, רבנים
- אחד העם Asher Ginsberg ; Ahad Haam tomb (1856 – 1927) Hebrew essayist, and a foremost pre-state Zionist thinker.
- צבי פרץ חיות Zvi Peretz Chayut ; Chayut tomb (1876–1927) Rabbi, historian, biblical scholar and a Zionist leader.
- שמריהו לוין Shmaryahu Levin ; S. Levin tomb (1867–1935) Zionist leader, orator, journalist, author.
- יובל נאמן Yuval Ne'eman (1925–2006) Theoretical physicist, military scientist, government minister.
- מקס נורדאו Max Nordau ; Nordau tomb (1849–1923) Zionist leader, author, and social critic.
Writers, Poets, journalists and Educators - סופרים, משוררים, עתונאים ומחנכים
- א. ז. רבינוביץ' - אז"ר Alexander Ziskind Rabinowitz ; AZA"R tomb (1854–1945) Writer, editor, biographer and translator to Hebrew.
- דבורה בארון Dvora Baron ; Baron tomb (1887–1956) One of the first women translators and writers of Hebrew fiction.
- חיים נחמן ביאליק Chaim Nachman Bialik ; Bialik tomb (1873–1934) Israel's national poet.
- ש. בן ציון Simcha Ben Zion Gutman ; S. Ben Tzion tomb (1870–1932) Writer, editor, publisher, founder of Tel Aviv.
- אשר ברש Asher Barash ; Barash tomb (1889–1952) Writer and editor.
- יהודה גור Yehuda Goor (1862–1950) Educator, writer, journalist, translator, linguist, lexicographer.
- אברהם דרויאנוב Abraham Droyanov ; Droyanov tomb (1870–1938) Writer, Journalist, Zionist leader. ספר הבדיחה והחידוד
- יהודית הררית Yehudit Hararit ; Harari tombs (1885–1979) Teacher and educator; of the founders of Ahuzat Ba'it and Tel Aviv.
- שאול טשרניחובסקי Shaul Tchernichovsky ; Tchernichovsky tomb (1875–1943) Considered one of the great Hebrew poets, identified with nature poetry.
- אפרים קישון Ephraim Kishon (Ferenc Hoffmann) (1924-2005) Hungary-born Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter, and Oscar-nominated film director. He was one of the most widely read contemporary satirists in the world.
- יהושע חנא רבניצקי Yehoshua Hana Ravnitzky ; Ravnitzky tomb (1859–1944) Journalist, editor and publisher.
- הרצל רוזנבלום Herzl Rosenblum ; Rosenblum tomb (1903–1991) Journalist and politician, signatory -Declaration of Independence (as Herzl Vardi), editor of Yedioth Ahronoth for 38 years.
Artists, composers and Performers - אמנים, מלחינים ומבצעים
- ברוך אגדתי Baruch Agadati ; Agadati tomb (1895–1976) Classical ballet dancer, choreographer, painter, and film producer and director. Considered a legendary figure in Israeli culture.
- אריק אינשטיין Arik Einstein ; Einstein tomb (1939–2013) Singer, songwriter and actor. A pioneer of Israeli rock music.
- יואל אנגל Joel Engel ; Engel Tomb (1868—1927) Music critic, composer and one of the leading figures in the Jewish art music movement.
- נחום גוטמן Nachum Gutman ; Gutman tomb (1898–1980) Painter, sculptor, writer and illustrator of children's books.
- שושנה דמארי Shoshana Damari ; Damari tomb (1923–2006) Yemenite-Israeli singer, the "Queen of Hebrew Music."
- חנינא קרצ'בסקי Hanina Krachewsky ; Krachewsky tomb (1887-1925) Lyrics composer, music teacher and educator.
- ראובן רובין Reuven Rubin ; Rubin tomb (1883–1974) Israeli Painter
Pillars of Society and Community - עמודי הַתָוֶךְ בחברה ובקהילה
- יוסף אהרונוביץ Yosef Aharonowitz ; Aharonowitz tomb (1887–1937) Journalist, Zionist leader, First CEO of Bank Hapoalim.
- משה איכילוב Moshe Ichilov ; Ichilov tomb (1903-1957) Acting mayor of Tel Aviv and a prominent member of the Herut movement.
- משה ביילינסון Moshe Beilinson ; Beilinson tomb (1890–1936) Physician, Journalist, leader of the Labor Movement.
- דוד בלוך-בלומנפלד David Bloch-Blumenfeld], Bloch tomb (1880-1947) A leader of the Labor Zionism movement in Mandate Palestine and Second Mayor of Tel Aviv from 1925 to 1927).
- מאיר דיזנגוף Meir Dizengoff ; Dizengoff tomb (1861–1936) Zionist politician and the first mayor of Tel Aviv. [Chair, Tel Aviv Commune 1911-1922; First Mayor: 1922-1925; 1928-1936].
- עקיבא וייס Akiva Weiss (1868–1947) Founding father of Ahuzat Ba'it, and Tel Aviv.
- בצלאל יפה Bezalel Jaffe ; Jaffe tomb (1868–1924) Zionist pioneer in procurement of land for Tel Aviv, industrialist and irrigation expert, and a leader in political organisation of the Jewish community in Tel Aviv.
- חיים לבנון Chaim Levanon ; Levanon tomb (1899–1986) Fourth mayor of Tel Aviv (1953-1959).
- שלמה (ציץ) להט Shlomo (Chich) Lahat (1927-2014) Eighth Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, for 20 years (1974-1993).
- משה נובומייסקי Moshe Novomeysky ; Novomeysky tomb (1873–1961) An early Israeli pioneer, scientist, and developer of the Palestine Potash Company, precursor of the Dead Sea Works.
- דבורה נצר Dvora Netzer ; Netzer tomb (1897–1989) Israeli politician, Knesset member for Mapai, the Labor Party and the Alignment.
- שרגא נצר Shraga Netzer ; Netzer tomb (1898–1985) A leader of the Labor movement. Known as the most powerful "Boss" behind the scenes of the political party of MAPAI.
- אריה פילץ Aryeh Piltz ; Piltz tomb (1908–1992) Entrepreneur and construction contractor, builder of Tel Aviv.
- אליהו קראוזה Eliyahu Krause ; Krause tomb (1878-1962) Expert agronomist, a founder of "HaShomer" and the famous director of the agricultural school Mikveh Israel.
- יהושע רבינוביץ Yehoshua Rabinovitz ; Rabinovitz tomb (1911–1979) Israeli politician, served as the Seventh Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yaffo from 1969 to 1974, and later, a government minister.
- ישראל רוקח Israel Rokach ; I. Rokach tomb (1886–1959) Politician, Third Mayor of Tel Aviv from 1936 to 1953, and Minister of the Interior.
- שמעון רוקח Shimon Rokach ; S. Rokach tomb (1863-1922) Merchant, citrus grower, founder of Ahuzat Ba'it and Tel Aviv.
- מנחם שיינקין Menachem Sheinkin ; Sheinkin tomb (1871–1924) Zionist leader, founder of Tel Aviv.
- אהרון שלוש Aharon Chelouche ; Chelouche tomb (1840–1920) Head the Chelouch family who played a central role in establishing Jewish neighborhoods in Jaffa and in Tel Aviv; jeweler, money changer and real estate dealer.
Tombstones of special design
- Mass grave of Jewish victims of the 1921 Arabs riots in Jaffa.
- Mass grave of Jewish victims of the 1929 Arabs riots in Jaffa.
- Haya Novomeysky tomb (designed by the sculpture Avraham Melnikov).
- The Pyramid tombstone
- The Harp tonbsone of Batsheva Goldstein (Bluvstein), Sister of Rachel the poetess.
- A tombstone designed after the memorial of Rachel the Matriach, the grave of Leah Shapira (Kastan).
Tel Aviv - Ahuzat Ba'it Founders, and more - מייסדי תל אביב ואחוזת בית, ועוד
- אחוזבית וייס Ahuzabet Weis (1910 - 1974) The firstborn child of Ahuzat Ba'it. 'Ahuzabet Weiss tombstone - מצבת הקבר של אחוזהבת וייס'
Trumpeldor cemetery often referred to as the Old Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located in downtown Tel Aviv, Israel. The cemetery covers 10.6 acres, and contains approximately 5,000 graves.
בית העלמין טרומפלדור הוא השם בו ידוע בית הקברות הישן של תל אביב השוכן ברחוב טרומפלדור. בית הקברות נוסד בשנת תרס"ג (1902), כשבע שנים לפני ייסוד אחוזת בית, ועם השנים
נקברו בו מייסדי תל אביב, סופרים ואנשי תרבות רבים, ודמויות מפורסמות בתולדות העיר והיישוב, ובהם ראש הממשלה השני של מדינת ישראל
משה שרת
Trumpeldor Cemetery, Tel Aviv - YouTube tour with Zahi Shaked.
History
Trumpeldor Tel-Aviv cemetery was founded in 1902, seven years before Tel Aviv was founded, during the cholera epidemic that erupted in Egypt, hit Jaffa and spread over the boundaries of the Ottoman Empire. When the plague victims began to die, they were forbidden to be buried in the Jewish cemetery of Jaffa within the city walls. Shimon Rokach, a leader of the Jewish community in Jaffa (and Neve Tzedek) obtained from the Jaffa City authorities a plot of 2.5 acres of government land, far north of the city. The land was purchased by the committee of the "United Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jewish Communities" of Jaffa.
The first two graves were dug distant from each other to claim ownership on the graveyard plot. The first grave was of Samuel-David Greshin-Zan, located in the northeast corner of the plot, and the other was of Niska daughter of Baruch Brumberg, west of it.
The eastern section is the oldest and includes the tombs of the early leaders in Tel Aviv, and Jews from Jaffa. The remains of well-known persons may be found in the southwest corner.
Buried there are the city's founders, early residents, and cultural and historical figures, including e.g. Moshe Sharett, the second Prime Minister of Israel.
When the cemetery opened, its location was far from populated areas but today it is located in downtown Tel Aviv, north of Trumpeldor Street, between Hovevei Zion and Zion Pinsker streets, where its three entry gates are located. The eastern gate is the oldest. The main gate (center) was opened in 1926 with the interment of the remains of Max Nordau, the Zionist leader.
Today, only persons holding plots purchased long ago and a small number willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars are buried there.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, who list the cemetery as Tel Aviv Jewish Cemetery, maintains one Commonwealth service war grave, of a Jewish soldier of the British Royal Fusiliers (1920).
Notable Interred People
National Leaders - מנהיגי היישוב
- אריה לובה אליאב Arieh Lova Eliav (1921–2010) Israeli politician and member of the Knesset.
- חיים ארלוזורוב Haim Arlosoroff ; Arlozorov tomb (1899–1933) Zionist leader, head, Political Dept of the Jewish Agency.
- אליהו ברלין Eliyahu Berligne ; [ Berlinge tomb] (1866–1959) Founder of Tel Aviv, signatory - Declaration of Independence.
- אליהו גולומב Eliyahu Golomb ; Golomb tomb (1893–1945) Leader of the Jewish defense effort in Mandate Palestine and chief architect of the underground military organization Haganah.
- דב הוז Dov Hoz ; Hoz tomb (1894–1940) Labor Zionism movement leader, founders of the Haganah, pioneer of Israeli aviation.
- מרדכי נמיר Mordechai Namir ; Namir tomb (1897–1975) Israeli politician, mayor of Tel Aviv, Knesset member and government minister, leader of the Labour Zionist movement.
- דוד צבי פנקס David Zvi Pinkas ; Pinkas tomb (1895–1952) Zionist activist, politician, Signatory - Declaration of Independence, Government Minister.
- משה שרת Moshe Sharett ; Sharett tomb (1894–1965) Second Prime Minister of Israel, Signatory - Declaration of Independence (as Moshe Shertock), Government Minister.
Intellectuals, Scientists, Zionist Leaders, Rabbis - אנשי רוח, מדענים, מנהיגים ציוניים, רבנים
- אחד העם Asher Ginsberg ; Ahad Haam tomb (1856 – 1927) Hebrew essayist, and a foremost pre-state Zionist thinker.
- צבי פרץ חיות Zvi Peretz Chayut ; Chayut tomb (1876–1927) Rabbi, historian, biblical scholar and a Zionist leader.
- שמריהו לוין Shmaryahu Levin ; S. Levin tomb (1867–1935) Zionist leader, orator, journalist, author.
- יובל נאמן Yuval Ne'eman (1925–2006) Theoretical physicist, military scientist, government minister.
- מקס נורדאו Max Nordau ; Nordau tomb (1849–1923) Zionist leader, author, and social critic.
Writers, Poets, journalists and Educators - סופרים, משוררים, עתונאים ומחנכים
- א. ז. רבינוביץ' - אז"ר Alexander Ziskind Rabinowitz ; AZA"R tomb (1854–1945) Writer, editor, biographer and translator to Hebrew.
- דבורה בארון Dvora Baron ; Baron tomb (1887–1956) One of the first women translators and writers of Hebrew fiction.
- חיים נחמן ביאליק Chaim Nachman Bialik ; Bialik tomb (1873–1934) Israel's national poet.
- ש. בן ציון Simcha Ben Zion Gutman ; S. Ben Tzion tomb (1870–1932) Writer, editor, publisher, founder of Tel Aviv.
- אשר ברש Asher Barash ; Barash tomb (1889–1952) Writer and editor.
- יהודה גור Yehuda Goor (1862–1950) Educator, writer, journalist, translator, linguist, lexicographer.
- אברהם דרויאנוב Abraham Droyanov ; Droyanov tomb (1870–1938) Writer, Journalist, Zionist leader. ספר הבדיחה והחידוד
- יהודית הררית Yehudit Hararit ; Harari tombs (1885–1979) Teacher and educator; of the founders of Ahuzat Ba'it and Tel Aviv.
- שאול טשרניחובסקי Shaul Tchernichovsky ; Tchernichovsky tomb (1875–1943) Considered one of the great Hebrew poets, identified with nature poetry.
- אפרים קישון Ephraim Kishon (Ferenc Hoffmann) (1924-2005) Hungary-born Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter, and Oscar-nominated film director. He was one of the most widely read contemporary satirists in the world.
- יהושע חנא רבניצקי Yehoshua Hana Ravnitzky ; Ravnitzky tomb (1859–1944) Journalist, editor and publisher.
- הרצל רוזנבלום Herzl Rosenblum ; Rosenblum tomb (1903–1991) Journalist and politician, signatory -Declaration of Independence (as Herzl Vardi), editor of Yedioth Ahronoth for 38 years.
Artists, composers and Performers - אמנים, מלחינים ומבצעים
- ברוך אגדתי Baruch Agadati ; Agadati tomb (1895–1976) Classical ballet dancer, choreographer, painter, and film producer and director. Considered a legendary figure in Israeli culture.
- אריק אינשטיין Arik Einstein ; Einstein tomb (1939–2013) Singer, songwriter and actor. A pioneer of Israeli rock music.
- יואל אנגל Joel Engel ; Engel Tomb (1868—1927) Music critic, composer and one of the leading figures in the Jewish art music movement.
- נחום גוטמן Nachum Gutman ; Gutman tomb (1898–1980) Painter, sculptor, writer and illustrator of children's books.
- שושנה דמארי Shoshana Damari ; Damari tomb (1923–2006) Yemenite-Israeli singer, the "Queen of Hebrew Music."
- חנינא קרצ'בסקי Hanina Krachewsky ; Krachewsky tomb (1887-1925) Lyrics composer, music teacher and educator.
- ראובן רובין Reuven Rubin ; Rubin tomb (1883–1974) Israeli Painter
Pillars of Society and Community - עמודי הַתָוֶךְ בחברה ובקהילה
- יוסף אהרונוביץ Yosef Aharonowitz ; Aharonowitz tomb (1887–1937) Journalist, Zionist leader, First CEO of Bank Hapoalim.
- משה איכילוב Moshe Ichilov ; Ichilov tomb (1903-1957) Acting mayor of Tel Aviv and a prominent member of the Herut movement.
- משה ביילינסון Moshe Beilinson ; Beilinson tomb (1890–1936) Physician, Journalist, leader of the Labor Movement.
- דוד בלוך-בלומנפלד David Bloch-Blumenfeld], Bloch tomb (1880-1947) A leader of the Labor Zionism movement in Mandate Palestine and Second Mayor of Tel Aviv from 1925 to 1927).
- מאיר דיזנגוף Meir Dizengoff ; Dizengoff tomb (1861–1936) Zionist politician and the first mayor of Tel Aviv. [Chair, Tel Aviv Commune 1911-1922; First Mayor: 1922-1925; 1928-1936].
- עקיבא וייס Akiva Weiss (1868–1947) Founding father of Ahuzat Ba'it, and Tel Aviv.
- בצלאל יפה Bezalel Jaffe ; Jaffe tomb (1868–1924) Zionist pioneer in procurement of land for Tel Aviv, industrialist and irrigation expert, and a leader in political organisation of the Jewish community in Tel Aviv.
- חיים לבנון Chaim Levanon ; Levanon tomb (1899–1986) Fourth mayor of Tel Aviv (1953-1959).
- שלמה (ציץ) להט Shlomo (Chich) Lahat (1927-2014) Eighth Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, for 20 years (1974-1993).
- משה נובומייסקי Moshe Novomeysky ; Novomeysky tomb (1873–1961) An early Israeli pioneer, scientist, and developer of the Palestine Potash Company, precursor of the Dead Sea Works.
- דבורה נצר Dvora Netzer ; Netzer tomb (1897–1989) Israeli politician, Knesset member for Mapai, the Labor Party and the Alignment.
- שרגא נצר Shraga Netzer ; Netzer tomb (1898–1985) A leader of the Labor movement. Known as the most powerful "Boss" behind the scenes of the political party of MAPAI.
- אריה פילץ Aryeh Piltz ; Piltz tomb (1908–1992) Entrepreneur and construction contractor, builder of Tel Aviv.
- אליהו קראוזה Eliyahu Krause ; Krause tomb (1878-1962) Expert agronomist, a founder of "HaShomer" and the famous director of the agricultural school Mikveh Israel.
- יהושע רבינוביץ Yehoshua Rabinovitz ; Rabinovitz tomb (1911–1979) Israeli politician, served as the Seventh Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yaffo from 1969 to 1974, and later, a government minister.
- ישראל רוקח Israel Rokach ; I. Rokach tomb (1886–1959) Politician, Third Mayor of Tel Aviv from 1936 to 1953, and Minister of the Interior.
- שמעון רוקח Shimon Rokach ; S. Rokach tomb (1863-1922) Merchant, citrus grower, founder of Ahuzat Ba'it and Tel Aviv.
- מנחם שיינקין Menachem Sheinkin ; Sheinkin tomb (1871–1924) Zionist leader, founder of Tel Aviv.
- אהרון שלוש Aharon Chelouche ; Chelouche tomb (1840–1920) Head the Chelouch family who played a central role in establishing Jewish neighborhoods in Jaffa and in Tel Aviv; jeweler, money changer and real estate dealer.
Tombstones of special design
- Mass grave of Jewish victims of the 1921 Arabs riots in Jaffa.
- Mass grave of Jewish victims of the 1929 Arabs riots in Jaffa.
- Haya Novomeysky tomb (designed by the sculpture Avraham Melnikov).
- The Pyramid tombstone
- The Harp tonbsone of Batsheva Goldstein (Bluvstein), Sister of Rachel the poetess.
- A tombstone designed after the memorial of Rachel the Matriach, the grave of Leah Shapira (Kastan).
Tel Aviv - Ahuzat Ba'it Founders, and more - מייסדי תל אביב ואחוזת בית, ועוד
- אחוזבית וייס Ahuzabet Weis (1910 - 1974) The firstborn child of Ahuzat Ba'it. 'Ahuzabet Weiss tombstone - מצבת הקבר של אחוזהבת וייס'