Yehoshua Alouf
Born
Yehoshua Alouf

1900
Died1980
NationalityIsraeli
OccupationWriter
Known forCoining Hebrew terms used in sport

Yehoshua Alouf (1900–1980) was an Israeli writer.[1][2]

Life and career

Alouf was born in Slonim, Belorussia.[1] At the age of 12, he moved to Israel to study at the Herzliah Gymnasium.[1] From 1914 to 1920, he studied in Warsaw and was trained as a gymnast.[1] Later, in 1920, he became a teacher of physical education in Tel Aviv.[1]

In 1925, Alouf attended the Physical Education Institute, Copenhagen.[1]

In the 1930s, Alouf founded the Amateur Sports Association and the Eretz Yisrael Olympic Committee.[3]

Between 1938 and 1965, Alouf was the national supervisor of physical education schools in Israel.[1]

In 1974, Alouf received the Israel Prize.[1]

Alouf died in 1980 and is known for coining number of Hebrew terms used in sport.[1]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Alouf, Yehoshua". Encyclopaedia Judaica.
  2. ↑ "⁨פרס ישראל לשרותים גרועים ⁩ | ⁨דבר⁩ | 5 מאי 1974 | אוסף העיתונות | הספרייה הלאומית".
  3. ↑ http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/JehoshuaAlouf.htm


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