Davar

Davar (Hebrew: דבר, meaning thing or "word") was a Hebrew language daily newspaper published in Israel from 1925 until 1994. It was established by Berl Katznelson, who was its editor until his death in 1944. Katznelson was replaced as editor by Zalman Shazar who was later to become the President of the State of Israel. It belonged to, and was politically aligned with, the Histadrut labor union.

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Davar is also the name of an Iranian minister. See Ali Akbar Davar.

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Berl Katznelson: Berl Katznelson (1887 - 1944) was a labor-Zionist thinker....

1944: 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar)....

Zalman Shazar: Zalman Shazar (Shneiur Zalman Robshov) (24 November 1889 - October 5, 1974) was an author, poet and the third president of Israel (1963 - 1973). Shazar also served as the editor-in-chief of the Israeli newspaper Davar from 1944 to 1949 and education minister in the Israeli Labor party government fro...