Aliyah Bet & Machal Virtual Museum
North American Volunteers In Israel's War of Independence
Mitchell Flint was a Jewish-American Navy pilot in the Pacific Theater who answered the call to help build air support for the nascent State of Israel. He bravely flew Avia-199 fighters, which, as retrofitted German Messerschmitts, were extremely dangerous because of their poor construction. After he arrived in Israel, he flew more than 50 missions. When the Egyptian army gathered in the Falujah pocket, Flint and his squadron proved how vulnerable they were from his bombing missions.
AMERICAN VETERANS OF ISRAEL LEGACY CORPORATION
WEST POINT MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR AMERICAN HEROES
OF ISRAEL’S INDEPENDENCE WAR
Machal Fighters Get Memorial in Jerusalem, Seven Decades After Volunteering for Israel
Thanking Those Who Volunteered
By Daniel Fliegler
AMERICAN VETERANS OF ISRAEL LEGACY CORPORATION
In conjunction with the
CONSULATE GENERAL OF ISRAEL IN NEW YORK
INVITES THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND THE 52ND ANNUAL MICKEY MARCUS MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE U. S. MILITARY ACADEMY - WEST POINT JEWISH CHAPEL- SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2018
PLEASE JOIN US IN MEMORIALIZING COL. DAVID ‘MICKEY’ MARCUS AMONG 41 U.S. AND CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN ISRAEL’S WAR OF INDEPENDENCE (1947-1949).
10:00-10:50 - Coffee hour in the Jewish Chapel Social Hall.
On December 17th, 2017, the Machal Monument was unveiled and dedicated. The following is the day in pictures. Please donate online to keep the memory of the Foreign Volunteers of Israel's War of Independence alive.
The IDF had a Torch relay race.
The Jerusalem City Council set Sunday, December 17, 2017 as the dedication date for the Machal Memorial now under construction adjacent to the Historic Ammunition Hill National Memorial Site. The striking sculpture (photo below) will honor the legacy of 4,800 Machal overseas volunteers who served in Israel’s War of Independence (1947-1949).
The planned Jerusalem Machal Memorial honors the legacy of the 4800 Machal volunteers from 59 countries (1100 from the United Sates and Canada who served in the creation and defense of the State of Israel during its War of Independence (1948-1949). It carries a powerful message furthering Jewish unity for all generations, present and future.
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In a personal essay, Aliyah Bet and Machal Archives Director Ralph Lowenstein discusses the reasons why so few persons have ever heard of the thousand or so volunteers from North America who played a role in the winning of the War of Independence. Click here..
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