Romano, Yossef b. December 30, 1940 d. September 5, 1972 Olympic Athlete. A weightlifter for the 1972 Israeli Olympic team, he was one of 11 Israeli athletes who were held hostage and murdered in Munich by Palestinian terrorists. He was killed while attempting to fight off the attackers. (Bio by: Erik Lander) Herzilya Cemetery, Herzilya, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Wiesenthal, Simon b. December 31, 1908 d. September 20, 2005 Social Reformer. A Holocaust survivor, he was called the "Conscience of the Holocaust," and was a pioneer against anti-semitism. Best known for his role in locating Adolf Eichmann, the one-time SS leader who organized the extermination of 6 million Jews, in Argentina and was abducted by Israeli agent Peter...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser) Herzilya Cemetery, Herzilya, Tel Aviv District, Israel
b. December 30, 1940 d. September 5, 1972