THE PILLAR OF ACHIEVEMENT

 
AVIEZER YELLIN
Country: Israel
Born: October 19, 1890
Died: December 3, 1971

In 1906, Aviezer Yellin founded the first gymnastics club in Palestine. In 1911, Yellin founded the first Maccabi Club in Jerusalem and one year later, the National Maccabi Association in Palestine.
 
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