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Joseph Brooks with his Merchant Navy kit bag. Joseph Brooks was born on 28th May 1925 in the Stepney, the East End
Yohan Zerbib left France to serve in the ranks of the IDF. He died in battle during the Second Lebanon War. “Tell my
Ralph had always wanted to be a surgeon, but his father had other dreams for his only son. He insisted that Ralph join
Amongst those Jewish volunteers for Aliyah Bet there were several who made more than one voyage, and when it was all over they
My father, Eddie Abadi’s Aliyah Bet chronicles: All through my childhood and as far back as I can remember, I used to force
I was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA on 24th December 1928. In 1944, having lied about my age, I enlisted in the Merchant
By Daniel Fliegler My father, Heine (Franz) Nissan Fliegler, always felt that all the experiences of his life were preparation for his role
DAN KENNY (SYDNEY KENTRIDGE)Dan Kenny (right) with Jason Hoff, Producer of the film on South African Machalniks “804,” 14th July, 2011.(Photo courtesy of
When I look back to those days in 1948 and before them, so many memories come flooding back. One of them is when
Dr. Haim Sheba (left) with Dr. Bennie Aronson Arriving by air from South Africa in early February 1949, I was immediately posted as
Born in New York City in 1922, Frieda graduated from Brooklyn College, the National Hebrew School and the Downtown Talmud Torah. She came
Israel Prize winner Al Schwimmer dies on 94th birthday Schwimmer was convicted in US in 1950 for smuggling planes to Israel during 1948
“Letters of the Century” (Dial Press), pages 351-3521948: NOVEMBER 29ZIPPORAH (BOROWSKY) PORATH to her family See also additional material on her book “Letters
“I came to Israel on the “Tel Chai”. We were caught and sent to the Atlit detention camp. Because of my young age
Written by Rhoda Bethlahmy Nogah and I volunteered for the Haganah in April 1948. We. were married in October 1947. Nogah left for
