Avraham Herzfeld

Avraham Herzfeld (also Harzfeld) (Hebrew: אברהם הרצפלד‎, 5 June 1891 – 30 August 1973) was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician.

[1] During World War I, Herzfeld was active on behalf of Yishuv members arrested by the Ottoman authorities.

He was one of the founders of the Ahdut HaAvoda party in 1919 and one of its active members until 1930, when he joined Mapai.

[2] On the establishment of kibbutz Hatzerim in 1946, he sang a popular song: "This is our fate, / Thus we are commanded, / This is the road, / This our aim, / We have not labored in vain".

[5] He initiated and raised funds to establish a hospital in Gedera in 1963, part of the Histadrut's Clalit Health Maintenance Organization.

Avraham Herzfeld with Berl Katznelson , Ma'ale HaHamisha 1943
Avraham Herzfeld giving a speech during the establishment of Kibbutz Harel , 27 October 1948.
Herzfeld's grave, Kinneret cemetery.