David Ben Tzvi was named after the late Israeli Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, who served from 1955 to 1963. Ben-Gurion was the leader of the Labor Zionist movement and was instrumental in the founding of the State of Israel. The street is located in the Moza neighborhood in Jerusalem, which was built during the 1950s. It is a main thoroughfare and is symbolic of Ben-Gurion's lasting influence on Israeli history.
