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David Guenther Livingston, the son of Freda and Joseph, was born in Breslau in Germany on 11th September 1919. After arrival in the
Harry (Zvi) Lipschitz, the son of Baruch and Alita, was born in Cherson in the Ukraine in 1920. In 1925 the family moved
Jerome Leon Lightman was born in London, England, on 9th June 1923, the son of Avraham and Miriam (Mary). A Zionist from his
Alvin Levy, the son of Mildred and Shlomo, was born in Long Beach, New Beach, NY on 30th July 1918. During World War
The son of Melech (Max) and Sarah, Jack Klein was born in New York on 2nd June 1916. He was educated in a
Jacques Hazoui, the son of Shosh and Robida, was born in Meknes in Morocco on 17th August 1948. After completing his schooling he
IDF No: 63104 Benjamin Zeev Hirschberg, the son of Joseph and Chana, was born in Antwerp, Belgium on 10th July 1925. After completing
Son of Chaim and Regina, Aharon Mizrachi was born in Paris, France on 21st February, 1931. He grew up in Strasbourg, where he
The son of Yacov and Rhoda, Maurice Oulrich was born in Valence in France on 16th June 1929; his parents had immigrated to
Marc Nathan Levy, the son of Salidor-Andre and Helena, was born in Paris in France on 18th September 1921.He had been studying medicine
The son of Albert and Saida, Meir Dahan was born in Casablanca in Morocco on 3rd March, 1927. When he learned about Israel’s
Yehuda Cohen was born in France in 1923, and arrived in Israel in 1948. He was immediately mobilized into the 7th Brigade. His
The son of Avraham and Pearl, Shmuel Daks was born in Vienna, Austria, on 25th February 1925. He completed elementary school in 1939
My story begins in 1947. My mother had a friend (they were childhood friends in Poland) whose son lived in Palestine. He came
L-R: Harvey Cohen, Elimelech, Ira Feinberg, and Ed Lugechat Eden Camp in Rosh Pina The son of Shifra, Avraham Lugech was born
The son of Yehezkiel and Zivia, Shlomo Bornstein was born in Poland on 6th October 1928. At the age of seven his family
Amar Yaish, the son of Massoud and Massouda, was born in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, on 10th December 1932. He completed elementary
My Second Most Memorable Year Beersheva: Left – Albert Monteaux (France); Second left Harvey Sirlin First let me set the record straight. My
THE C-46 STORY After World War II the U.S. was the world’s biggest arsenal of war-surplus equipment. In planning for the War of
Joseph Malek, the son of Gabriel and Diramotta, was born in Constantine, Algeria, on 23rd April 1925. As a youngster, he moved to
The son of Elsie and Mordechai, Robert Lester Vickman was born on November 21st, 1921, in Los Angeles, California. From an early age
The son of Betty and David, Philip Balkin was born on 2nd February, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York. His parents had immigrated to
The son of Raphael and Chana, Shlomo Danino was born in Meknes, Morocco, and studied at the Talmud Torah and then at the
