Gershon Agron (born Agronsky, 1894-1959) was an Israeli press pioneer and onetime mayor of Jerusalem. He was born in the Ukraine but emigrated with his family to the USA soon after. During World War I he fought with the Jewish Legion in the area of present-day Israel (until 1918 part of the Ottoman Empire, from 1921-1947 the British Mandate of Palestine.) Following stints as editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and correspondent for several British newspapers, he founded an English-language daily in 1932 under the name Palestine Post. Following Israeli independence, its name was changed to the Jerusalem Post in 1950. Jump to: navigation, search Jerusalem and the Old City. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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, machineguns, and poison gas. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (the Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Bursa (1335 - 1365), Edirne (1365-1453), İstanbul (Constantinople) (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli... The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) is an international news agency serving Jewish community newspapers and media around the world. ... The Jerusalem Post is an Israeli newspaper in the English language. ... The Jerusalem Post is an Israeli newspaper in the English language. ...

He served in several capacities in the Yishuv and later the Israeli government apparatus, e.g., as head of the fledgling Government Information Office (1948-1951). In 1955 he was elected Mayor of Jerusalem, a post he held until his death in 1959. Yishuv is a Hebrew word meaning settlement. ... Jump to: navigation, search Jerusalem and the Old City. ...

Agron Street in downtown Jerusalem and Agron House (headquarters of the Israeli Press Association) are named after him.