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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Mordechai Benshemesh belongs to the GI Generation group.
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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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for January 16, 1911
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 16, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 16, 2026 |
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| Sun | 25 Capricorn 9 | 26 Capricorn 16 | 19 Taurus 35 |
| Moon | 14 Leo 57 | 28 Sagittarius 53 | 28 Libra 54 |
| Mercury | 12 Capricorn 13 | 22 Capricorn 55 | 10 Taurus 47 |
| Venus | 7 Aquarius 20 | 28 Capricorn 35 | 27 Gemini 52 |
| Mars | 18 Sagittarius 55 | 24 Capricorn 34 | 13 Pisces 27 |
| Jupiter | 11 Scorpio 28 | 19 Cancer 18 | 8 Scorpio 7 |
| Saturn | 0 Taurus 28 | 27 Pisces 9 | 11 Taurus 35 |
| Uranus | 25 Capricorn 16 | 27 Taurus 37 | 29 Capricorn 18 |
| Neptune | 20 Cancer 2 | 29 Pisces 45 | 19 Cancer 14 |
| Pluto | 26 Gemini 23 | 3 Aquarius 12 | 26 Gemini 33 |
| Rahu | 15 Taurus 37 | 11 Pisces 21 | 9 Taurus 32 |
| Ketu | 15 Scorpio 37 | 11 Virgo 21 | 9 Scorpio 32 |
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