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Roger Touriese, son of Joseph Touriese, was born in 1914 in France. He fell in the line of duty as a sniper at
Leif Nils Elwing was born in 1930 in the city of Komlo Sweden. He was raised as a Protestant Christian by adoptive parents.
Leonard Fitchett was one of the Righteous Gentiles who gave his life for the establishment of the State of Israel. Son of Albert
Fred Stevenson, son of Olaf, was born in 1919. He was killed while serving as co-pilot on a C-47, when the right engine
Strictly speaking, I was not Machal. During World War II I married my wife, Leah, while serving in Palestine, December 1944. Previously I
Extracts from: A LONG WAY ROUNDThe Story of Youth “Unusually spent”By Ya’acov Friedler Originally written in English. Translated to German and published in
My husband Smoky Simon and I arrived in Palestine on the 9th May, 1948. We landed, after taking 5 days to fly the
Reports David Kaplan Originally from Telfed – Original Article Wherever the action, Smoky Simon has always been ‘in the thick of it’. It
JACK (YAAKOV) HARVEY MEDALIE Early in 1948 while working in Randfontein, South Africa, in partnership with Drs. Bloomberg and Kahn,I heard that Yoel
Early in 1948 my then fiancé, Reuben Joffe, who had served in South African army radar during World War II, was approached to
(Forerunner of the Jerusalem Post)NOVEMBER 22, 1948 The Israeli Press had discreetly muted its voice in the interests of the volunteers themselves, but
by Leon Glasser – Efrat, Israel Part of our Tironut training, in February 1957, was wading in the sea – WITHOUT getting one’s
by Luke Lukovsky I can still remember clearly my first days in the army. On Thursday going through a thorough medical examination,
by Les Amdur My friend Doddie asked me to do him a big favour. I was to help him “smuggle” his
by Bernie Suskin We’d finished Tironoot and, the group that were on Tel Katzir, elected to go back for our Kibbutz period
as told by Teddy Kaplan We were finishing off our parachuting course, and as you know, the last jump was a night
by Arnie Friedman, Kibbutz Yisrael “EVERYBODY UP – GET DRESSED! INSPECTION IN 15 MINUTES ON THE PARADE GROUND! – WITH ALL YOUR
by Leon Glasser-Efrat, Israel The Bnei Akiva chevra did the shalat part of their Nachal service, at kibbutz S’de Eliyahu in the
by Bernie Suskin Our pluga was doing masah chuliot up in the Galil. We started out at kibbutz Sasa and I was
IS THE NACHAL SCHEME A SUCCESS ?by Simie Weinstein I am often asked the question: “Is the Nachal Scheme a success?” With humble
by Les Amdur As part of the Sinai Campaign, we were attached to assist the U.N.R.W.A. troops who were guarding the food distribution
Perspiration, Inspiration & Motivationby Les Amdur The Sochnut recognised that the giyus to Nachal could trigger the biggest aliyah potential ever! As
