1856
Ahad Ha'am Is Born
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Asher Ginsberg, known as Ahad Ha'am, was born in Skvyra in 1856.
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- 1856
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Ahad Ha'am was born in Skvyra, in Ukraine, in 1856. The YIVO Encyclopedia records the name Asher Ginsberg and the years 1856 to 1927. He wrote in Hebrew under the name Ahad Ha'am, One of the People, and argued for a cultural and spiritual center in the Land of Israel.
He died in 1927.
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- Ahad Ha-Am · YIVO Encyclopedia · YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe View source
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