Trumpeldor Cemetery

Trumpeldor Cemetery, often referred to as the "Old Cemetery," is a historic cemetery on Trumpeldor Street in Tel Aviv, Israel. The cemetery covers 10.6 acres, and contains approximately 5,000 graves.
History
The cemetery was founded in 1902 on a tract of unoccupied land in Jaffa, six years before the founding of Ahuzat Bayit, the first neighborhood of Tel Aviv. Buried there are the city's founders, early residents, and cultural and historical figures, including Moshe Sharett, the second Prime Minister of Israel. After his death in 1920, the cemetery was named after Joseph Trumpeldor.
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 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. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, who list the cemetery as Tel Aviv Jewish Cemetery, maintain one (1920) Commonwealth service war grave, of a Jewish soldier of the British 38th Bn, the Royal Fusiliers (the Jewish Legion).
Notable burials
Haim Arlosoroff (1899–1933), a prominent Zionist leader of the Yishuv during the British Mandate for Palestine
Devorah Baron (1887–1956) pioneer in modern Hebrew Literature
Bernard Lewis (1916–2018), historian
Gideon Ben-Yisrael (1923–2014), member of the Knesset
Hayim Nahman Bialik (1873–1934), Israel's national poet
Yosef Haim Brenner (1881–1921), pioneer of modern Hebrew Literature
Max Brod (1884–1968), German-speaking Czech Jewish-Israeli author, composer, and journalist, close friend and biographer of Franz Kafka
Shoshana Damari (1923–2006), Yemenite-Israeli singer and performer
Meir Dizengoff (1861–1936), first mayor of Tel Aviv, and his wife, Zina
Arik Einstein (1939–2013), Israeli singer, songwriter and actor
Lova Eliav (1921–2010), founder of the Israeli Labor Party
Ahad Ha'am (1856–1927), Hebrew essayist, one of the foremost pre-state Zionist thinkers, the founder of cultural Zionism.
Haim Harari (Blumberg) (1883–1940), was a Hebrew teacher, writer and publicist, member of the Second Assembly of Representatives, one of the founders of Tel Aviv
Yehudit Harari (1885–1979), an educator, teacher, kindergarten teacher and writer, one of the founders of Tel Aviv
Bernard Hausner (1874–1938), Polish diplomat and member of the Sejm
Yisrael Hazan, victim of the 1936 Tulkarm shooting
Max Simon Nordau (1849–1923), Zionist leader, physician, author, and social critic, co-founder of the World Zionist Organization together with Theodor Herzl, president or vice president of several Zionist congresses.
Leon Reich (1879–1929), lawyer and member of the Sejm of Poland
Alexander Siskind “Azar” Rabinowitz (1854–1945) Religious Zionist and author of Hebrew Literature Mentor to Yosef Haim Brenner and Shai Shmuel Yosef Agnon
David Shimoni (1891–1956) Recipient of Bialik Prize, Israel Prize, and Tchernichovsky Prize in Hebrew Literature
Issai Schur (1875–1941), Mathematician
Shaul Tchernichovsky (1875–1943), Hebrew poet
References
External links
History of Tel Aviv
Jewish cemeteries in Israel
Buildings and structures in Tel Aviv
Cemeteries in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area
1902 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
Cemeteries established in the 1900s