Ze'ev Jabotinsky

1880 - 1940

country of citizenship: Russian Empire, Mandatory Palestine

languages spoken, written or signed: French, Russian, Yiddish, Hebrew

educated at: Sapienza University of Rome

occupation: poet, orator, activist, local historian, screenwriter, journalist, writer, military officer, translator, opinion journalist

award received: Member of the Order of the British Empire

Ze'ev Jabotinsky (Hebrew: זְאֵב זַ׳בּוֹטִינְסְקִי, romanized: Ze'ev Zhabotinski; born Vladimir Yevgenyevich Zhabotinsky; 17 October 1880 – 3 August 1940) was a Revisionist Zionist leader, author, poet, orator, soldier, and founder of the Jewish Self-Defense Organization in Odessa. With Joseph Trumpeldor, he co-founded the Jewish Legion of the British army in World War I. Later he established several Jewish organizations, including the paramilitary group Betar in Latvia, the youth movement Hatzohar and the militant organization Irgun in Mandatory Palestine. Source: Wikipedia (en)