Gershon Agron
Israeli journalist & politician (1893-1959) · Israel · On the map · Journalists · Lived 1894 to 1959 · aged 65
Gershon Harry Agron was an Israeli newspaper editor, politician, and the mayor of West Jerusalem between 1955 and his death in 1959.
Gershon Agron is read about 41 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Agron in his Jewish Legionnaire uniform, c.1918
Aftermath of the Palestine Post bombing
Agron (third from left) in a meeting in 1953![Part of an editorial written by Agron for The American Jewish Times-Outlook in September 1944, discussing the White Paper of 1939 and the Holocaust[48]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/The_American_Jewish_Times-Outlook_September_1944_Reveries_in_London_by_Gershon_Agronsky.png/500px-The_American_Jewish_Times-Outlook_September_1944_Reveries_in_London_by_Gershon_Agronsky.png)
Part of an editorial written by Agron for The American Jewish Times-Outlook in September 1944, discussing the White Paper of 1939 and the Holocaust[48]
Ethel and Gershon Agronsky in 1948 during the Battle for Jerusalem![During the Palestine war, water was strictly rationed.[59] Ethel (right) is carrying a daily ration of water with Betty Levin (left) and the Agrons' housekeeper; Moshe Marlin Levin [he] wrote for the Post and he and his wife lived with the Agrons for a period.[60]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Jerusalem_%28997008872719305171_%28cropped%29.jpg/500px-Jerusalem_%28997008872719305171_%28cropped%29.jpg)
During the Palestine war, water was strictly rationed.[59] Ethel (right) is carrying a daily ration of water with Betty Levin (left) and the Agrons' housekeeper; Moshe Marlin Levin [he] wrote for the Post and he and his wife lived with the Agrons for a period.[60]
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Country
Israel
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1959 · aged 65
