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Avshalom Gissin
Avshalom Gissin ( he, אבשלום גיסין; 1896 – 5 May 1921) was a Jewish officer in the Ottoman Army and a Zionist pioneer, who was killed during the 1921 Palestine riots while defending Petah Tikva. Biography Gissin was born in Petah Tikva in 1896, one of five children born to Moshe Gissin, one of the early settlers in Petah Tikva. As a student in the local school, Gissin was active in movement which aimed to substitute the teaching language from French to Hebrew. After graduating from the local school, Gissin studied in the Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium, and at the age of 16 moved to Istanbul, where he studied in a Military High School, later transferring to a military high school in Damascus, to be closer to his family. Gissin joined the Ottoman Army upon graduation, and as an officer was stationed in a military school in Istanbul as a sports instructor. After the end of World War I, Gissin returned to Petah Tikva, where helped organize a local defense force and helped to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalil Raad, Jewish Officer In The Turkish Army
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