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1876 - 1943 ARTHUR RUPPIN (Eretz Israel)
Zionist, sociologist and father of modern Jewish demography. He founded
what was later known as the Israel Land Development Authority (ILDC) which
was dedicated to expanding settlement and agriculture.
He also helped design new urban quarters in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Kfar Ruppin in the Beit Shean Valley was named after him.
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