Background
Zvi Orloff (later Nishri) was born to a Jewish family in Russia, where he served as a soldier.
Zvi Orloff (later Nishri) was born to a Jewish family in Russia, where he served as a soldier.
Raful Eitan was a nephew. He immigrated to Palestine in 1903. He initially worked as a laborer, in Petach Tikvah.
In 1906 he became involved in physical education.
In 1908, he started to teach physical education. By 1912, he was teaching it to prospective teachers.
In 1911, he introduced Scandinavian gymnastics to Palestine. He taught at the Herzliya High School for 40 years.
Nishri authored the first physical education publications in Hebrew, and established the first physical education and sports terminology in Hebrew.
In 1913, he began writing physical education publications in Hebrew, starting with books on gymnastics and football. Over the years, he published scores of such books
Nishri was inducted as a member of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.