Avraham Arnon
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Avraham Arnon was an Israeli educator and a recipient of the Israel Prize
.
(now in Belarus
). His family later moved to the city of Polotsk, where he received his primary education. In 1909, he was accepted by the High School for Trade and Economics in Kiev
. After graduating in 1914, he travelled to the United States
and the United Kingdom
to continue his pedagogal
studies.
Arnon then emigrated to Mandate Palestine, becoming one of the first academic teachers in the country. For 17 years he taught geography
and mathematics
at schools in Tel Aviv
and Jerusalem, and was headmaster of Lämel School in Jerusalem from 1920 to 1930. During this period, he also became active in the Teachers' Union and was elected chairman of its central committee.
He was appointed as a school inspector in 1930. Following the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, he was appointed head inspector of general stream schools. On the establishment of the Ministry of Education and Culture under minister Zalman Shazar
, Arnon was appointed assistant director of the ministry. Until his retirement, he continued to serve in various key public positions in the sphere of state education, including Chief General Inspector from 1954 to 1955.
Israel Prize
The Israel Prize is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is largely regarded as the state's highest honor. It is presented annually, on Israeli Independence Day, in a state ceremony in Jerusalem, in the presence of the President, the Prime Minister, the Knesset chairperson, and the...
.
Biography
Arnon was born in 1887 in Cherykaw in the Russian EmpireRussian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
(now in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
). His family later moved to the city of Polotsk, where he received his primary education. In 1909, he was accepted by the High School for Trade and Economics in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
. After graduating in 1914, he travelled to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
to continue his pedagogal
Pedagogy
Pedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction....
studies.
Arnon then emigrated to Mandate Palestine, becoming one of the first academic teachers in the country. For 17 years he taught geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
and mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
at schools in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
and Jerusalem, and was headmaster of Lämel School in Jerusalem from 1920 to 1930. During this period, he also became active in the Teachers' Union and was elected chairman of its central committee.
He was appointed as a school inspector in 1930. Following the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, he was appointed head inspector of general stream schools. On the establishment of the Ministry of Education and Culture under minister Zalman Shazar
Zalman Shazar
Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:...
, Arnon was appointed assistant director of the ministry. Until his retirement, he continued to serve in various key public positions in the sphere of state education, including Chief General Inspector from 1954 to 1955.
Awards and honours
- In 1960, Arnon was awarded the Israel Prize, in education, shortly before his death.
- The "Arnon" School in Ramat Gan and Tel Aviv is named after him.
See also
- List of Israel Prize recipients