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Left to right: Lou Lenart, Giddy Lichtman, Modi Alonposing with D-207 “HOW I SAVED TEL AVIV, AND MADE A MOVIE ABOUT IT”
MY VOYAGE TO ISRAEL ABOARD THE “SS FABIO” The voyage of the “SS Fabio” to Haifa from Naples early in September 1948 was
When I first met Moshe Eisenberg, he told me that five naval radar sets had been ordered I did not know that he
The son of Yacov and Chaia, Joseph Fishbein was born in Leipzig, Germany, on 30th October 1926. Before the cruel racist policies and
The son of Josef and Rachel, Maklouf Maman was born in Zarivel, Algeria, on 17th December 1915. He completed elementary school, and made
The son of Moshe and Malka, Edward Leonard Troyen was born in New York on 27th October 1926. He completed his education in
Mordechai Touito, the son of Saida-Prosper and Zuza-Louisa, was born in Tunis, Tunisia, on 25th June 1924. After completing school at the Alliance
The son of Jacomo and Rosa, Franco Vanciano was born in Rome, Italy, on 11th June 1926. After completing elementary school, he studied
Avraham Geller, the son of Zvi and Malo, he was born in Zubovska in the Vahalin region of Poland on 16th September 1924.
NAVY – UK I was a Lieutenant in the RNVR (Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves), having been in the British Navy from October 1939
SOME REMINISCENCES BY DAN J. SAMUEL OF 82ND ARMORED BATTALION DURING ISRAEL’S WAR OF INDEPENDENCE In June 1948, a few weeks after Israel’s
A Man of Curiosity, Mysticism, Luck, and Dedication Few stories of a lifetime and intensive involvement with history are as adventure-filled and poignant
4TH TROOP, ANTI-TANK ARTILLERY Joe Warner left Canada with the second group of Canadian volunteers who traveled together via New York and Cannes
Moritz (Moshe) Reingewurtz, the son of Asher and Betty, was born in Breslau in Germany on 8th August 1925. When he was a
Son of Menachem-Ben-Zion and Feiga-Mindel, Moshe Rosenbaum was born in Dovzin, Poland on 30th March, 1920. His parents were veteran Zionists: his father
Son of Machlouf and Miriam, Albert Moyal he was born in Casablanca, Morocco, in 1924. He was orphaned at the age of one-year
Son of Shmuel and Ella who were active and veteran Zionists, he was born in Jersey City, USA, on 24th November, 1925. He
Jacobo, son of Joshua and Devora-Leah Guinesin, was born in Brizini Bessarabia, Romania, on 17th March, 1924, and at a young age moved
I.D.F. NO: 79755 Moshe Gruenblatt, son of Leah and Chaim, was born in 1930 in Antwerp, Belgium, where he lived until the age
IDF No: 54066 The son of Eliahu and Louisa, Mordechai Halimi was born in Constantine, Algeria, on 11th January 1926. He received a
The son of Avraham-Dov and Menucha, Moshe Geberer was born in New York on 29th September 1920. He completed high school and continued
The son of Hirsch and Miriam, Hans Gluzman was born in Duisburg, Germany, on 22nd December 1923. Before Hitler’s ascent to power, the
IDF No: 54194Alexandre (Alexis) Goldin, the son of George and Nadia, was born in Sélestat in the Alsace region of France on 28th
The son of Herman and Lotta, Ernst Miller was born in Gottingen in Germany on 18th November 1919. He completed high school and