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Trumpeldor

American  
[truhm-puhl-dawr] / ˈtrʌm pəlˌdɔr /

noun

  1. Joseph, 1880–1920, Zionist leader, born in Russia.


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Patterson became a passionate supporter of Zionism and the ranks of the detachment he commanded included influential heroes of the cause, including Ze'ev Jabotinsky and Joseph Trumpeldor.

From BBC

Israeli second graders are told the story of Joseph Trumpeldor, who died defending an early Zionist settlement from Arab attackers in 1920 and was said to have uttered in his last moments, “Never mind, it is good to die for our country.”

From New York Times