Zvi Nishri

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Zvi Nishri (Orloff)
Personal information
Nationality Russian-born Palestinian/Israeli
Born (1878-01-04)January 4, 1878
Russia
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Zvi Nishri (January 4, 1878 – July 22, 1973) was a pioneer in modern physical education in British Mandate for Palestine and later, Israel.[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Zvi Orloff (later Nishri) was born to a Jewish family in Russia, where he served as a soldier.[1][6] His sister was the sculptor, Chana Orloff. Raful Eitan was a nephew.[7]

He immigrated to Palestine in 1903.[1] He initially worked as a laborer, in Petah Tikva.[1]

Physical education career

In 1906 he became involved in physical education.[1][8] In 1908, he started to teach physical education, and by 1912, he was involved in training teachers on the subject..[1][9] In 1911, he introduced Scandinavian gymnastics to Palestine.[8] He taught at the Herzliya High School for 40 years.[8]

Nishri authored the first physical education publications in Hebrew, and established the first physical education and sports terminology in Hebrew.[1][8] In 1913, he began a prolific career as an author, writing publications on gymnastics, football, and other physical education topics.[1][5][8][10]

Nishri was a founder in Palestine of the Maccabi movement, which he coached in gymnastics, and of the Hebrew Scout Movement.[1][6][11][12]

Awards and recognition

Nishri was inducted as a member of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.[1] The Wingate Institute established a prize in his honor.[2] In addition, the Wingate Institute's Terner Pedagogical Centre contains the Zvi Nishri Archives.[13]

Published works

  • Nishri Zvi, (Heb.) A Summary of the Physical Education History, Tel Aviv: The Ministry for Education and Culture, The Department for Physical Training, 1953

See also

References

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