Alexander Zaïd, (1886 − 10 July 1938) a founder of the Jewish defense organizations Bar Giora and Hashomer, was a prominent figure of the Second Aliyah.
On a hilltop overlooking the Jezreel Valley lies a bronze statue of Alexander Zaïd on horseback, sculpted by David Polus. His legacy lives on in a variety of ways. Poet Alexander Penn dedicated his poem, Adamah, Admati (“Land, My Land”) to Alexander Zaïd while both Givat Zaid and Beit Zaid were named after him.
