Mordechai Benshemesh was a prominent architect born in Tel Aviv in 1911, who practiced in Melbourne from the 1950s until the 1970s. Known for introducing modernist high-rise apartment living to the city, he designed notable projects like the Edgewater Towers in St Kilda, which was among Melbourne's first high-rise structures. Benshemesh trained in Europe before emigrating to Australia in 1939, and later established his architectural firm, contributing to the city's distinctive residential landscape with various functionalist-style apartment buildings.
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Meaning of the name - Mordechai
He whom Yahweh (God) has instructed, Yahweh is my instructor
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Place of Birth: Tel Aviv-Yafo
Place of Death: Melbourne
Cause of Death: unknown
Educated At: Polytechnical School in Tel Aviv; British Institute of Engineering Technology; International Correspondence School
Occupation: architect
Employers: Arthur W. Plaisted | Harry Raymond 'Ray' Johnson
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Ephemeris for January 16, 1911
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 16, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for January 16, 2025 |
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| Sun | 25 Capricorn 9 | 26 Capricorn 30 | 18 Taurus 37 |
| Moon | 14 Leo 57 | 26 Leo 12 | 16 Libra 40 |
| Mercury | 12 Capricorn 13 | 11 Capricorn 41 | 11 Taurus 18 |
| Venus | 7 Aquarius 20 | 13 Pisces 32 | 26 Gemini 42 |
| Mars | 18 Sagittarius 55 | 26 Cancer 6 | 12 Pisces 43 |
| Jupiter | 11 Scorpio 28 | 11 Gemini 53 | 8 Scorpio 14 |
| Saturn | 0 Taurus 28 | 15 Pisces 46 | 11 Taurus 27 |
| Uranus | 25 Capricorn 16 | 23 Taurus 22 | 29 Capricorn 19 |
| Neptune | 20 Cancer 2 | 27 Pisces 34 | 19 Cancer 12 |
| Pluto | 26 Gemini 23 | 1 Aquarius 33 | 26 Gemini 32 |
| Rahu | 15 Taurus 37 | 0 Aries 40 | 9 Taurus 35 |
| Ketu | 15 Scorpio 37 | 0 Libra 40 | 9 Scorpio 35 |
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