WORLD MACHAL - Volunteers from overseas in the Israel Defense Forces

1947–‘49

Arthur Gewirtz

  Arthur Gewirtz with his sister Chana in 1948 On the occasion of Arthur Gewirtz’s 90th birthday, a videotape was made of his

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Maurice Commanday

Maurice R. Commanday, an innovative engineer in the aircraft industry, a veteran of World War II and Israel’s War of Independence, and an

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Mitchell Flint

U.S. aviator who helped found Israeli Air Force, dies at 94 Commander Mitchell Flint stands next to an American P-51 Mustang in Israel

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Alex Singer

Twenty five years ago this week Lieutenant Alex Singer was killed in action in a terrorist ambush in Lebanon whilst rushing forward under

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Jason Fenton

  Jason Fenton (at age 16)  Jason Fenton was born in London, UK, in 1932, the son of a Rabbi.Following in the footsteps

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Samuel Lipsky

  Arthur Gewirtz writing about Sam Lipsky: I knew Sam for only a few years. We made friends quickly. I always enjoyed his

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Norman Schutzman

NORMAN SCHUTZMAN’S excerpt from his autobiography“MY PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL” Company “B” 7th Brigade, 72nd Battalion: L-R: Sidney Halperin, “Buffalo Bill” Shapiro, “Ahem”

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