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'''Zev Vilnay''' ('''Vilensky''') (1900- |
<br />'''Zev Vilnay''' ('''Vilensky''') (1900-1988) was an [[Israel]]i [[geographer]], author and lecturer. |
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Zev Vilnay was born in [[Kishinev]]. He moved to [[Palestine]] with his parents at the age of six and grew up in [[Haifa]]. He served as a military [[topographer]] |
Zev Vilnay was born in [[Kishinev]]. He moved to [[Palestine]] with his parents at the age of six and grew up in [[Haifa]]. He served as a military [[topographer]] |
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in the [[Haganah]], and later in the [[Israel Defense Forces]]. He was a pioneer in the sphere of outdoor hiking and touring in Israel. |
in the [[Haganah]], and later in the [[Israel Defense Forces]]. He was a pioneer in the sphere of outdoor hiking and touring in Israel. Vilnay lectured widely on Israeli geography, ethnography, history and folklore. <ref> ''Encyclopedia Judaica'', "Zev Vilnay," Keter Publishing, Jerusalem, 1972, vol. 16, p. 151</ref> His ''Guide to Israel'' was published in 24 editions and translated into many languages.<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1DD1F39F930A15752C0A96E948260</ref> |
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==Published works in English== |
==Published works in English== |
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Revision as of 12:50, 23 June 2008
Zev Vilnay (Vilensky) (1900-1988) was an Israeli geographer, author and lecturer.
Zev Vilnay was born in Kishinev. He moved to Palestine with his parents at the age of six and grew up in Haifa. He served as a military topographer in the Haganah, and later in the Israel Defense Forces. He was a pioneer in the sphere of outdoor hiking and touring in Israel. Vilnay lectured widely on Israeli geography, ethnography, history and folklore. [1] His Guide to Israel was published in 24 editions and translated into many languages.[2]
Published works in English
- Legends of Palestine (1932)
- The Guide to Israel (first published in 1955)
- The Holy Land in Old Prints and Maps (1965)
- The New Israel Atlas: Bible to Present Day (1968)
Published works in Hebrew
- Enziklopediya Liyidiat Haaretz (3 volumes) (1956)
- Yerushalayim (2 volumes) (1960-62, 1970)
- Tel Aviv-Jaffa (1965)
- Yehudah Veshomron (1968)
- Sinai, Avar Vehoveh (1969)
- Golan Vehermon (1970)
- Matzevot Kodesh Be'eretz Yisrael (1963)
- Eretz Yisrael Betmunot Atikot (1961)
References
- ^ Encyclopedia Judaica, "Zev Vilnay," Keter Publishing, Jerusalem, 1972, vol. 16, p. 151
- ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1DD1F39F930A15752C0A96E948260