The Trumpeldor Cemetery is in a way a monument to countless life stories- some of which are quite intriguing- which are intertwined with the local history, and here lie some of the country’s national icons, such as: the Zionist leaders Arlozorof, Sheinkin and Nordau; the first mayor of Tel Aviv Meir Dizengof; the founder of Cultural Zionism Ahad Ha'am; Israel's national poet Hayim Nahman Bialik; and other signers of the Israeli Declaration of Independence, people of the Zionist movement, artists and more.