Zvi Yehuda

Born Zvi Zaltzman in Uman in the Russian Empire (today in Ukraine), Yehuda organised two Zionist youth groups in Uman, Degel Zion and Tzeiri Zion.^[1] In 1906 he made emigrated to Ottoman-controlled Palestine, and was amongst the founders of Kvutzat Kinneret in 1908.^[1] In 1912 he helped establish Degania, the first kibbutz.^[1] During World War I he served as a member of the Galilee Workers Committee.^[1]

In 1920 Yehuda travelled to Europe to help immigrants of the Third Aliyah.^[1] The following year he helped found Nahalal, the first moshav ovdim, and was a director of the Moshav fund and a member of the Moshavim Movement's secretariat, as well as the Farmers Federation and Histadrut trade union.^[1] He helped establish Hapoel Hatzair movement, and was a member of its central committee. He also helped establish Hapoel Hatzair and Tzeiri Zion in the United States.^[1]

Prior to the 1949 Constitutional Assembly elections he was placed 37th on the Mapai list,^[2] and was elected as the party won 46 seats. However, he was not on the Mapai list for the 1951 elections.^[3] He died in 1965 and was buried in Nahalal Cemetery.

His wife was Nettie Antonow, daughter of Ben-Zion Antonow and Fanny Sharegordsky Antonow, founders of Ramat Gan, Israel.