Graduates of Herzliya Gymnasium in uniform in Constantinople, 1916. Standing: Dov Hoz, Moshe Sharett, and Yeivin. Seated: David Beit Halachmi [he], Avshalom Gissin, and Moshe Gvirtzman.Yeivin and David Beit Halachmi [he], 1916
After graduating from Herzliya in 1914, Yeivin was drafted into the Ottoman Army to fight in the First World War, serving as an officer until the end of the war in 1918.[1]
In Mandatory Palestine, Yeiven was an active member of the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society, serving as its chair between 1944 and 1946.[5] Speaking at a meeting of the society in Tel Aviv in 1934, he celebrated archaeologists' "discovery of Hebrew Palestine" in excavations at Tell Beit Mirsim, Tel Megiddo, and Tel Lachish in the previous decade.[6] Later he participated in the first yedi'at ha-Aretz ("Knowledge of the Land") conference, organised by the society in Jerusalem in 1943, arguing for the expansion of regional museums to educate Jewish settlers about the antiquities of the country.[7] He also took part in excavations at Luxor (1924), Beit Shean (1924–28), Seleucia (1929–37) and was the co-director, with J. Krause-Marquet, of excavations at Ai in 1933.[3]
shemuel, yeivin, hebrew, שמואל, ייבין, september, 1896, february, 1982, also, spelled, shmuel, israeli, archaeologist, first, director, israel, antiquities, authority, contents, early, life, education, archaeology, career, selected, publications, notes, refere. Shemuel Yeivin Hebrew שמואל ייבין September 2 1896 February 28 1982 also spelled Shmuel was an Israeli archaeologist and the first director of the Israel Antiquities Authority Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Archaeology career 3 Selected publications 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education edit nbsp Graduates of Herzliya Gymnasium in uniform in Constantinople 1916 Standing Dov Hoz Moshe Sharett and Yeivin Seated David Beit Halachmi he Avshalom Gissin and Moshe Gvirtzman nbsp Yeivin and David Beit Halachmi he 1916 Shemuel Yeivin was born in Odessa in the Jewish Pale of Settlement of the Russian Empire on 2 September 1896 His father was Nissan Yeivin a descendant of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef ben Yehuda he from whom the family derived their surname 1 His mother Esther Yeivin he went on to become a noted women s rights activist and member of the Jewish National Council and Assembly of Representatives 2 Following the 1905 Odessa pogrom Esther and her children joined the Second Aliyah and emigrated to Palestine then part of the Ottoman Empire 2 Their father joined them in 1908 purchasing a farm in Gedera 2 The family later moved to Tel Aviv where Shemuel studied at the Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium 2 After graduating from Herzliya in 1914 Yeivin was drafted into the Ottoman Army to fight in the First World War serving as an officer until the end of the war in 1918 1 He earned academic degrees in Egyptology and Semitic philology 3 and studied archaeology under Sir Flinders Petrie at University College London 4 Archaeology career editIn Mandatory Palestine Yeiven was an active member of the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society serving as its chair between 1944 and 1946 5 Speaking at a meeting of the society in Tel Aviv in 1934 he celebrated archaeologists discovery of Hebrew Palestine in excavations at Tell Beit Mirsim Tel Megiddo and Tel Lachish in the previous decade 6 Later he participated in the first yedi at ha Aretz Knowledge of the Land conference organised by the society in Jerusalem in 1943 arguing for the expansion of regional museums to educate Jewish settlers about the antiquities of the country 7 He also took part in excavations at Luxor 1924 Beit Shean 1924 28 Seleucia 1929 37 and was the co director with J Krause Marquet of excavations at Ai in 1933 3 After the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 Yeivin was appointed the inaugural director of its Department of Antiquities and Museums which succeeded the Department of Antiquities of Mandatory Palestine and is now known as the Israel Antiquities Authority He held the position until 1961 5 He received the Bialik Prize for Jewish Thought in 1955 8 and the Israel Prize in 1968 9 Selected publications edit1939 Toledot ha Ketav ha Ivri The History of the Hebrew Script 1946 Milḥamot Bar Kokhva The War of Bar Kochba 1955 Kadmoniyyot Arẓenu The Antiquities of Israel co authored with Michael Avi YonahNotes edit a b Tidhar 1950 a b c d Tidhar 1959 a b Avi Yonah 2021 Benjamin Mazar In Memoriam PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2018 02 24 Retrieved 2021 03 10 a b Abu El Haj 2001 p 293 Abu El Haj 2001 pp 73 75 Abu El Haj 2001 pp 21 53 List of Bialik Prize recipients 1933 2004 PDF Tel Aviv Municipality website in Hebrew Archived from the original PDF on 2007 12 17 Recipients in 1968 Israel Prize Official Site in Hebrew References editAvi Yonah Michael 2021 Yeivin Shemuel Encyclopaedia Judaica Encyclopedia com Retrieved 2021 03 11 Abu El Haj Nadia 2001 Facts on the Ground Archaeological Practice and Territorial Self Fashioning in Israeli Society University of Chicago Press ISBN 978 0 226 00215 6 Tidhar David 1950 שמואל ייבין Shmuel Yavin Entsiklopedyah le halutse ha yishuv u vonav in Hebrew Vol 4 Touro College Libraries p 1807 Retrieved 2021 03 11 Tidhar David 1959 אסתר ייבין Esther Yavin Entsiklopedyah le halutse ha yishuv u vonav in Hebrew Vol 10 Touro College Libraries p 3635 Retrieved 2021 03 11 External links editWorks by Shemuel Yeivin at Open Library nbsp Yeivin Shmuel Rishon LeZion Family Album Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shemuel Yeivin amp oldid 1184399557, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
