Gershon Agron (1894-1959) was an Israeli newspaper editor and mayor of Jerusalem in 1955-1959.
Biography
Gershon (Agronsky) Agron was born in the Ukraine and emigrated with his family to the United States at the age of five. He grew up in Philadelphia. [1]During World War I, he fought with the Jewish Legion in Palestine. From 1920 to 1921, he worked for the Press Office of the Zionist Commission. Until his immigration to Palestine in 1924, he worked as the editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and correspondent for several international press agencies, including The Times of London and the Manchester Guardian. In 1932, Agron founded “The Palestine Post,” an English-language newspaper that was renamed the Jerusalem Post in 1950.[2]
On various occasions, Agron served as envoy of the World Zionist Organization. He was a member of the Jewish Agency delegation to the UN conference in San Francisco. In 1949-1951, Agron headed the Israel's Government Information Service. In 1955, he was elected mayor of Jerusalem. He remained in office until his death in 1959. During his term, he played a key role in the development of the western sectors of the city.[3]
Commemoration
Agron Street in downtown Jerusalem [4]and Beit Agron (headquarters of the Israeli Press Association) are named after him.[5]
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