Pinhas Rutenberg - from Scowling Socialist to Zionist Hydro-Power Visionary

The Israel Electric Corporation didn’t just build itself, it was the brainchild of the scowling ex-Socialist Pinhas Rutenberg. After almost getting shot in the Bloody Sunday massacre of 1905, he gravitated to Zionism, Zev Jabotinsky, and eventually building a hydro-electric station on the banks of the Jordan river. Learn about the humble beginnings of Palestine Electric Company and the First Jordan Hydro-Electric Power House in Naharayim.NOTES:* Hydro-electric development of Palestine : the Rutenberg project : detailed prospectus - 1922. Full text* History of the Israel Electric Corporation - IEC website* Forgotten Biography of the uncompromising Pinchas Rutenberg - The Jewish Chronicle* Pinhas Rutenberg bio - Jewish Virtual Library* The Rutenberg Institute* The National Revival of the Jewish People by Pinhas Ben-Ami (Rutenberg) - Yiddish, 1915. Full Text* Palestine Electric Company Ltd. - Center for Israel Education Get full access to Jewish History Moment podcast with Ben Bresky at benbresky.substack.com/subscribe