Moshe Smilansky

Moshe Smilansky
Moshe Smilansky
Born	February 24, 1874 Telepino, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine)
Died	October 6, 1953 Tel Aviv, Israel
Nationality	Israeli
Occupation(s)	Farmer, author, Zionist activist
Known for	Advocating peaceful coexistence with Arabs in Mandatory Palestine, literary works
Awards	MBE

Moshe Smilansky MBE (Hebrew: משה סמילנסקי; February 24, 1874 – October 6, 1953) was a pioneer of the First Aliyah, a Zionist leader who advocated “peaceful” coexistence with the Arabs in Mandatory Palestine, a farmer, and a prolific author of fiction and non-fiction literary works.