Dov Hoz

Dov Hoz (1894-1940) was a leader of the Israeli labor movement, founder of the Hagana organization and a pioneer of Israeli aviation. Portrait of Dov Hoz This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Haganah (Hebrew: Defense, הגנה) was a Zionist military organization in Palestine during the British mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948. ...

Born in Russia in 1894, immigrated to Israel along with his family in 1906.

Beginning in 1909, he was part of the group that organized guarding activity of the city of Tel-Aviv. The group included Shaul Avigor, Eliyahu Golomb and Moshe Sharett. Tel-Aviv Coat of arms Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... Moshe Sharett (born Moshe Shertok, October 15, 1894 - July 7, 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel (1953-1955), serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurions two terms. ...

During World War I, Hoz volunteered for service in the "autumn army" and was sentenced to death for continuing activities to secure the Jewish settlement of Palestine. He escaped death by fleeing to the south of Palestine which had just been conquered by the British. World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machine guns, and poison gas. ...

Some highlights of his career:

• He was one of the organizers of the Hebrew legion.{Jewish Legion}
• 1920-1930: Member of the central Hagana committee
• 1931-1940: Member of the national Hagana command center.
• One of the heads of the labor movement and part of the group tha start the "ahdut avoda" party.
• 1935: Appointed vice-mayor of Tel-Aviv.
• Later, head of the state department of the Histadrut (Labor Federation).
• Founder and CEO of "Aviron", a company which pioneered aviation in Israel, mostly for security purposes, by training pilots, establishing flight lines in Israel and outside. This company served as cover for "Sherut Avir" of the Hagana.

Hoz died in a car accident in December 1940 on his way to an Aviron board meeting. In his car were his wife Rivka (sister of Moshe Shertok later to be known as Moshe Sharret, making Sharret Dov's brother-in-law), daughter Tirza, sister in law Tzvia Sharet and business partner Yitzhak Ben Yaacov. This article is about the Jewish Legion, also known as the Zion Mule Corps of the British Army that fought in World War I against the Ottoman Empire. ... The Histadrut (Federation [of labor]) or HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim BEretz Yisrael (ההסתדרות הכללית של העובדים בארץ ישראל) (Hebrew: General Federation of Laborers in the Land of Israel) is the Israeli trade union congress. ... Moshe Sharett (born Moshe Shertok, October 15, 1894 - July 7, 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel (1953-1955), serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurions two terms. ... Moshe Sharett (born Moshe Shertok, October 15, 1894 - July 7, 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel (1953-1955), serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurions two terms. ...

Kibbutz "Dorot" in the Negev is named after the Hoz family members to denote "Dov, Rivka, Tirza".

Sde Dov Airport in North Tel-Aviv is also named after Dov Hoz. Sde Dov Airport (IATA Airport Code: SDV) is an Israeli airport located in North Tel Aviv. ...