The figures.
Carl Lutz
The meticulous Swiss diplomat who devised ingenious legal solutions and protective documents in the heart of burning Budapest. He led the largest civilian rescue operation and saved tens of thousands from death.
Karl Netter
The secretary of Alliance Israélite Universelle, inspired by the abduction of the Mortara child in Rome, turned outrage into the founding of the first agricultural school - Mikveh Israel.
Karl Plagge
The officer raised in the traditions of the Prussian army who ran a labor camp that served as a haven. Instead of exploiting his prisoners, he did everything he could to protect them until the very end of the war.
Keren Tendler
The only female airborne mechanic in the Yasur fleet, she fought for the chance to reach the front and fell in the Second Lebanon War when her helicopter was shot down.
Rabbi Benjamin (Yehoshua Radler-Feldman)
A halakhic scholar and passionate writer who was ahead of his time in advocating equal rights for women, vegetarianism, and comprehensive peace with our neighbors. A distinctive Zionist thinker who refused to conform to any political mold and remained true to the dictates of his conscience.
Reuven Hecht
The visionary Zionist who spent years battling the establishment to build the enormous Dagon grain silos at the Port of Haifa. A man who combined ensuring the country's wheat supply with a profound love of art and archaeology.
Reuven Lerer
The lone pioneer who bought a remote estate and battled unimaginable hardships in the wilderness, until he turned a dream that seemed like madness into a flourishing city.
Rabbi Shalom Shabazi
For centuries, the songs and words of a humble tailor from Yemen have stirred thousands of hearts with longing for Zion. The greatest poet of Yemenite Jewry became a legend in his own lifetime, and his songs have accompanied us to this day.
Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai
As Jerusalem went up in flames and the Temple was destroyed, he left in a coffin to save the future. The bold leader who reinvented Judaism in Yavne and proved that a spirit can survive even without walls.
Rebecca Guber
The pioneer who lost both her sons in the War of Independence, and chose to rise from the depths of grief to become the "Mother of the Sons" who helped establish the settlements of the Lachish region.
Rebecca Grabovsky
The mother who paid the highest price of all for the revival of the Jewish people and the defense of the homeland in the Land of Israel. From the unbearable grief and loss of her sons, she emerged as a symbol of resilience and inner strength.
Rivka Chizik
A younger sister in the heroic family of Sarah and Baruch Chizik, who paid with her life at just 17 for draining the Lake Kinneret marshes and sanctifying pioneering labor.
Regina Jonas
Berlin in the 1930s was not ready for a woman to stand on a stage holding a rabbinical ordination certificate. The tragic and inspiring story of the first female rabbi in history, who refused to let convention stop her.
Robert the Bruce
The legendary Scottish king who fought the English all his life. His companions removed his heart and carried it on a long journey to be buried in Jerusalem.
Rudolfina Menzel
The brilliant researcher who studied the canine mind and harnessed dogs' senses to save human lives. She identified and developed the Canaan Dog, making it the national breed of the State of Israel.
Rachel the Poet
She arrived in the country as a romantic tourist on her way to Paris, but fell desperately in love with it and became a pioneer who chose words and fields, and went on to become a poet and a national myth.
Rachel Habashush
The daring Irgun fighter who never hesitated to lead complex and dangerous operations. With rare courage and composure, she repeatedly evaded British intelligence in pursuit of the cause.
Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi
The pioneer who plowed the land, founded a farm school for women, and inspired the masses. Jerusalem’s streets welcomed her with admiration as she went on to become an exceptional president’s wife.
Richard Meinertzhagen
The brilliant, flamboyant British intelligence officer serving under General Allenby, who outwitted the Turks with ingenious deception operations during the campaign to conquer Palestine.
S.Y. Agnon
Long before he became a Nobel laureate whose name is emblazoned on every street corner, his heart was broken by a secret, unfulfilled love for a daughter of the wealthy Shlush family.
Shulamit Kishik Cohen
The Israeli spy who operated in the heart of Beirut, embedded in Lebanese government circles, saved thousands of Jews, and escaped the gallows in a historic prisoner exchange.
Shota Rustaveli
Georgia's national poet, who admired Queen Tamar and found refuge and his final resting place at the Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem.
Shmuel Broza
Motsa's uncompromising agricultural emblem, on whose land Herzl chose to plant the historic cedar as a testament to the inspiring dignity of Jewish labor.
Shmuel Yavnieli
The daring emissary who disguised himself as a religious leader and set out on a perilous journey along Yemen's remote roads to call his brothers to immigrate to Zion. The man who sparked the "I Shall Ascend the Palm Tree" aliyah and forged a glorious historical chapter in the story of the return to Zion.
Shmuel Abou
A moving tradition, nearly two centuries old, linking generations of land redemption, French diplomacy, and holiness in Safed. How did the family's Torah scroll procession become an inseparable part of the Lag BaOmer celebrations at Meron?
Simcha Blass
The brilliant engineer whose daring calculations everyone laughed at - until his water pipes saved besieged Jerusalem from thirst. The man who invented the global drip-irrigation revolution and proved that what sounds like science fiction is the desert's miracle cure.
Shimon Alfasi
The revered platoon commander at the Battle of Castel, who called out the order that became part of the spirit of the IDF: "The privates will retreat; the commanders will stay behind to cover them," and fell while using his body to shield his soldiers as they retreated.
Shimon Goldman
The dreamer from New York who sold his businesses and invested his entire fortune in founding the Poria Estate and advancing the practical settlement model. The forgotten representative of the doers, who proved that Zionism is built through bold agricultural investment, not just talk.
Sarah Ita Felman
The ultra-Orthodox widow who refused to give in to hardship and built a flourishing orchard with her own hands in the wilderness. With iron determination, she protected her family and rightly became known as the "Mother of Hebrew Citrus Growing."
Sarah Shmukler
Berl Katznelson's beloved and his legal wife are buried side by side in the Kinneret cemetery, joined by an extraordinary bond and a shared understanding shaped by one great love.
Tamrat Emmanuel
Long before the heroic Aliyah operations became reality, one man fought for an impossible dream. The pioneering intellectual who laid the foundations for connecting Ethiopian Jews with the State of Israel.
Tamar
From Judah's daughter-in-law to Absalom's sister: the biblical women who refused to be passive victims and broke society's rules. The story of clever, daring women who risked their lives and used their wisdom to change the course of history.
Tamar Eshel
The life of the "Israeli Wonder Woman" seemed straight out of a thrilling spy novel. She served in British intelligence, worked for the Haganah, and devoted decades to security and women's rights.
Tamar Bornstein-Lazar
The woman who brought a mischievous monkey from Petah Tikva to life and sent him off on adventures around the world. Israel's most prolific writer, she made Kofiko and Chipopo childhood friends to millions of Israelis.
Tirza Atar
Alterman's daughter, who carried the weight of a great creative legacy on her shoulders and wrote more than 500 songs that became engraved in our souls. A life of beauty, rare musical talent, and quiet tragedy that ended in a painful fall from a balcony.