About Zvi Alexander
Zvi Alexander was born in Poland, and at the age of
12 immigrated to Eretz Israel and graduated from the "Hertzeliya"
gymnasium. He volunteered and served in the British Army during WW
2, and later served as an officer in the Signal Corps of the Israel
Defence Force. In 1953, he was sent to the United States to
represent the Signal Corps in the Israeli Ministry of Defence
purchasing Missionin New York. While in New York he attended the
Graduate Business School of Columbia University.
After coming back in 1957 from his assignment in New
York, Zvi joined the oil industry, it was the first years of oil
exploration in Israel. He served as assistant director general of
"Lapidoth", the owners of the only oil field inIsrael, and in
1965 was appointed Managing Director of the Israel National Oil
Company, a post he held until 1974 when the Israeli Government,
following the 1973 Yom Kippur war, sold the company to a British
Investment Bank.
At the request of the purchasing Bank Zvi continued to
manage the oil company in England. After leaving the Bank several
years later, he became an independent entrepreneur in oil affairs
with activities in Africa, South America and the Far East, which
continue to this date. Zvi Alexander was married to Rachel and they
have 2 children, Dr. Shaula Alexander Yemini, the founder of
"SMARTS" a successful American Software company and Jacob (Kobi)
Alexander, the founder of "COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY" one of the largest
Hi Tech companies inIsrael. Zvi and Rachel have 5 grand
children.
Zvi Alexander was an internationally recognized
philatelist and collector of the Postal History of the Holy Land,
with many Large Gold Medals awarded during the last 24 years in
International Exhibitions around the Globe. He was a member of many
philatelic societies in Europe, America and Israel, and a major
contributor to publications and books associated with Postal
History.
The Alexander Collection in The Alexander Museum of
Postal History and Philately enabled us to build an illuminating
overview of the Postal History of the Holy Land and to underscore
through this story the way in which the study of letters and
documents opens window onto social and general history. We are
pleased now to share some of this history with the public, together
with highlights of the fruits of Mr. Zvi Alexander's passion of
collecting