זרח ברנט
תר"ג-תרצ"ו 1843-1935

נולד בליטא. בשנת 1877 הצטרף לקבוצת הוגי הרעיון ליסוד פתח תקווה, באחד מנסיונותיו להתיישב בארץ ישראל. בשנת 1884 ייצג ברנט את המושבה בוועידה של ארגוני חובבי ציון בקטוביץ (ועידת קטוביץ). פעל רבות לגיוס כספים לטובת המושבה. בשנת 1885 בנה את בית האבן הראשון בפתח תקווה.

The sign is one of the signs in the founders’ square in Petah Tikva and commemorates the city’s founders.

On the other side of the sign is a relief featuring Zerah Barnett riding a horse Click for a larger image

The following photo taken that day shows the place of the signs in the square Click for a larger image

The square itself is also on the site Click for sign's details

Near this sign are statues of the other four founders:
Click for sign's details - Yehoshua Stampfer

Click for sign's details - Yoel Moshe Salomon

Click for sign's details - Meir David Gutman

Click for sign's details - Yehuda Rab

All sculptures were created by Samuel Ben-Ami. Here is the label on one of the statues: Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
Zerah Barnett
1843-1935

Born in Lithuania. In 1877, he joined the group of idea-founders in Petah Tikva, in one of his attempts to settle in Israel. In 1884, Brent represented the colony at a conference of the Hovevei Zion organizations in Katowice (Katowice Conference). Work hard to raise money for the colony. In 1885 he built the first stone house in Petah Tikva.