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Dov Hoz (1940-1894) was a leader of the labor movement, founder of the Hagana organization and a pioneer of Israeli aviation.
Born in Russia in 1894, immigrated to Israel along with his family in 1906
Beginning in 1909, was part of the group who organized guarding activity of the city of Tel-Aviv. the group included Shaul Avigor, Eliyahu Golomb and Moshe Sharet.
During WWI, volunteered to the autumn army and was sentenced to death for continuing activities to secure the Jewish settlement. He escaped death by fleeing to the south of Palestine which has just been conquered by the British.
Was one of the organizers of the Hebrew legion.
1920-1930 Member of the central Hagana committee
1931-1940 member of the national Hagana command center. at this time was one of the heads of the avoda movement and part of the group who start the "ahdut avoda" party.
1935 was appointed vice mayor of Tel-Aviv. later head of the state department of the histadrut.
Founder and CEO of "Aviron", a company which pioneered aviation in Israel, mostly for security purposes, by training pilots, establishing flight lines in Israel and outside. this company was cover for "Sherut Avir" of the Hagana.
Killed in a car accident dec. 1940 on his way to an Aviron board meeting. In his car were his wife Rivka, daughter Tirza, sister in law Tzvia Sharet and business partner Yitzhak Ben Yaacov.
Kibbutz "Dorot" in the Negev is named after the Hoz family members to denote "Dov, Rivka, Tirza".
Sde Dov Airport near Tel-Aviv is also named after Dov Hoz.
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