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VLADIMIR (Ze'ev) JABOTINSKY was born on October 18, 1880, in the city of Odessa, Russia. At the age of 18, he left for Italy and Switzerland to study law, and served as a correspondent for several well­known Russian newspapers. All his reports and articles were signed with his literary pseudonym 'Altalena'.
The pogrom against the Jews of Kishinev in 1903 spurred Jabotinsky to undertake Zionist activity. He organized self­defense units and fought for Jewish minority rights in Russia. Jabotinsky was elected as a delegate to the 6th Zionist Congress, the last in which Theodore Herzl participated. During this period, Jabotinsky was active in spreading the Hebrew language and culture throughout Russia, and the establishment of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, he left for the front as a newspaper correspondent.
While in Alexandria, he met Joseph Trumpeldor and, from then onward, worked for the establishment of the Jewish Legion. Jabotinsky was not interested in the creation of an auxiliary unit, and, upon reaching London, took energetic steps until the final confirmation was received in August 1917 of the creation of the first Jewish Legion. Jabotinsky also served as a Lieutenant and participated in the assault of the Jordan River crossings and the conquest of E­salt in the campaign to free Eretz Israel (Palestine) from Turkish rule. During Passover in 1920, Jabotinsky stood at the head of the Haganah in Jerusalem against Arab riots and was condemned by the British Mandatory Government to 15 years hard labor.
In 1923, the youth movement Betar (Brith Joseph Trumpeldor) was created. The new youth movement aimed at educating its members with a military and nationalistic spirit and Jabotinsky stood at its head. During the years 1928 – 1929, he resided in Palestine and edited the Hebrew daily Doar Hayom while, at the same time, undertaking increased political activity. In 1929, he left the country on a lecture tour after which the British administration denied him re­entry into the country.
In 1935 Jabotinsky decided to resign from the Zionist Movement. He founded the New Zionist Organization (N.Z.O) to conduct independent political activity for free immigration and the establishment of a Jewish State.
In 1937, the Irgun Tzvai Leumi (I.Z.L) became the military arm of the Jabotinsky movement and he became its commander. The three bodies headed by Jabotinsky, The New Zionist Organization, the Betar youth movement and the Irgun Tzvai Leumi (I.Z.L) were three extensions of the same movement. The New Zionist Organization was the political arm that maintained contacts with governments and other political factors, Betar educated the youth of the Diaspora for the liberation and building of Eretz Israel and the Irgun Tzvai Leumi (I.Z.L) was the military arm that fought against the enemies of the Zionist enterprise. These bodies cooperated in the organization of Af Al Pi illegal immigration.
Throughout this period of intense political activity, Jabotinsky continued to write poetry, novels, short stories and articles on politics, social and economic problems. From among his literary creations, The Jewish Legion, Prelude to Delilah (Samson) and The Five, served as an inspiration for Jews of the Diaspora.
During 1939 – 1940, Jabotinsky was active in Britain and the United States in the hope of establishing a Jewish army to fight side by side with the Allies against Nazi Germany.
On August 4, 1940, while visiting the Betar camp in New York, he suffered a massive heart­attack. In his will he requested that his remains may only be interred in Eretz Israel at the express order of the Hebrew Government of the Jewish State that shall arise. His will was fulfilled by Levi Eshkol, Israel's third Prime Minister. In 1964, Jabotinsky's remains and those of his wife Jeanne were reinterred on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

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Denomination: 100 Sheqalim Year: 1985 Material: Copper-Nickel Description: Obverse: A silhouette of Ze'ev Jabotinsky on a background of Stars of David. Inscription 'Israel' in Hebrew and English. Reverse: The denomination '100 SHEQALIM' in Hebrew and English; the date in Hebrew. Copper-Nickel (copper 75%, nickel 25%). Diameter – 29 mm. Weight – 10.8 g. Edge – incised. Put in circulation since May 12, 1985. Artist and sculptor – Gabi Neumann. Mintage: 2 000 000. The coin was struck at the Bank Israel. Country or town: Israel

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Material: Paper Denomination: 100 Sheqalim Year: 1979 Description: Face side: Portrait of Z. Jabotinsky; the old inn 'Shuni' near Binyamina; the denomination 'One Hundred Sheqalim' and 'Bank of Israel' in Hebrew. Back side: Herod Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem; the word 'Jerusalem' in microtext; 'Bank of Israel' in Hebrew, English and Arabic. The predominant color is orange-brown. Dimensions: 159 х 76 mm. Watermark: Profile of Ze'ev Jabotinsky. The note put in circulation since December 11, 1980. It was withdrawn from circulation since September 4, 1986. Designers: Dutch artists. The note has: security thread; look-through elements; sign for the blind. Printed at the Bank of Israel. Country or town: Israel

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