Find A Grave - Tel Aviv District

Amit, Meir b. March 17, 1921 d. July 17, 2009
Israeli General, Politician. He was head of the Israel's famed Mossad intelligence agency from 1963 to 1968, and former head of Israel's Defense Forces. Between 1954 and 1963, he served as general of both the southern and northern Israeli commands, and as Golani Brigade Commander. As head of Mossad, he provided the nation's defense forces with vital intelligence during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, which lasted from June 5th to June 10th. The six day war resulted in a decisive Israeli victory over...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Ramat Hasharon Cemetery, Ramat Hasharon, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Dan, Uri b. May 6, 1935 d. December 24, 2006
Author. He wrote many books on Israeli history, including "Blood Libel", "To the Promised Land", and "Ariel Sharon: An Intimate Portrait". For many years he was a New York Post contributor who wrote about Middle Eastern affairs. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Kiryat Shaul Cemetery, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Eban, Abba b. February 2, 1915 d. November 17, 2002
First Israeli ambassador to the United Nations and the United States. One of the major figures in the founding of Israel. Eban published many books about Israel and its history throughout the years, including "Promised Land," "My Country: The Story of Modern Israel," "The Tide of Nationalism," and, in 1998, "Diplomacy for the Next Century." His name at birth was Aubrey Solomon Meir. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Kfar Shmaryahu, Tel Aviv, Israel
Eitan, Gen. Raful b. January 11, 1929 d. November 23, 2004
Israel Army General. Considered one of Israel's greatest war heroes, as a young man he fought in the 1948 War of Independence as a member of the Palmach and was severely wounded in the head. In 1955 as a paratroop officer on a raid into Syria, he was shot several times by a michine gun in the chest. In 1967, as a senior officer, he was again wounded in the head while leading his men in battle. In 1973 he personally grabbed a bazooka during the battle of the Golan and destroyed 3 Syrian tanks...[Read More] (Bio by: Jack Neuman)
Tel Adashim, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Friedman, Ze'ev b. June 10, 1944 d. September 6, 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. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Kiryat Shaul Cemetery, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Halfin, Eliezer b. June 10, 1948 d. September 6, 1972
Olymipian. Terror Victim. A wrestler for the 1972 Israeli Olympic Team, he was one of 11 Israeli athletes taken hostage by the Palestine Liberation Organization at the 1972 Munich Olympic games. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Kiryat Shaul Cemetery, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Haza, Ofra b. November 19, 1957 d. February 23, 2000
Acclaimed Singer. Fondly remembered as was one of Israel's greatest singers. Ofra came from Hatikva, a poor part of Tel Aviv. From there she rose to be one of Israel's few International known singers. In 1983, she represented Israel in the Eurovision song contest. The song "Chai" won a second place. She also performed at the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize award presentation in Oslo, Norway. Ofra had a great hit with the song "Im Nin Alu." Her album 'Shaday' sold over a million copies world wide. In the...[Read More] (Bio by: Phil)
Yarkon Cemetery, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Hodgkin, Dr. Thomas b. August 17, 1798 d. April 5, 1866
Medical Pioneer, Author. He his remembered for the lymphatic cancer that carries his name. The child of a pious Quaker family, he developed concern for others and a rather formal and off-putting manner from a young age; after early private education he entered St. Thomas and Guy's Medical School, London, in 1819 and received his M.D. from the University of Edinburgh in 1823. During an 1821 visit to Paris he had met Dr. Rene Laennec and learned to use the then-new stethoscope which he later...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Protestant Church Cemetery, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Kishon, Epraim b. August 23, 1924 d. January 29, 2005
Author. He became one of Israel's best known and most widely translated authors. Born Ferenc Hoffmann in Budapest, Hungary, he narrowly escaped death several times during the Holocaust. In one Nazi camp, a German officer lined up Jewish inmates and shot dead one in every 10, passing him by. He later managed to escape the Nazis as he was already en route to the Sobibor death camp in Poland--he also escaped that. Immigrated to Israel in 1949 and changed his name to later become one of the new...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Trumpeldor Cemetery , Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Lavie, Arik d. June 29, 2004
Singer. He one of Israel's most loved balladeers. Best known for his recording "The Red Rock." He also made movies, one of which was "Operation Yonatan." (Bio by: Laurie)
Yarkon Cemetery, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Lipkin-Shahak, Gen. Amnon b. March 18, 1944 d. December 19, 2012
Israeli Army General. A career officer, he twice earned his country's second highest award for bravery, eventually became Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), and later was active in politics. The child of a working class family, he was born in what was then Palestine, was prepared for military life from his teens on, and in 1962 enlisted in the IDF as a paratrooper. Lipkin-Shahak served in the 1967 War, was given command of the elite Duchifat Reconnaissance Unit, and in 1968...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Kiryat Shaul Cemetery, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Malkin, Peter b. May 27, 1927 d. March 1, 2005
Israeli Intellegence Agent. He was the veteran Israeli Mossad agent who in 1960 captured Adolf Eichmann, chief architect of the Holocaust, from a street outside Buenos Aires. So repulsed that he wore gloves, Malkin approached Eichmann, living under an assumed name, with the greeting "un momentito, señor" before wrestling him to the ground and into a waiting car. The team of Mossad agents later smuggled...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Kiryat Shaul Cemetery, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Ne'eman, Yuval b. May 14, 1925 d. April 26, 2006
Nuclear Physicist. A native of Tel Aviv, he became one of the world's most famous scientist making important contributions in physics, cosmology and space research. He is credited with discovering the basic proportion of the subatomic particles of matter. In 1969 his efforts were rewarded when he received the "Israel Prize", the country's highest civilian award, as well as the Einstein Award. He was a pioneer in Israel's nuclear program serving on its Nuclear Energy Commission from 1952 to 1961...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Trumpeldor Cemetery , Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Peled, Benny b. 1928 d. July 13, 2002
Israeli Air Force General. Commander of the raid at the airport at Entebbe Uganda that freed Israelis who were being held hostage by Palestinians on July 4, 1976.
Kiryat Shaul Cemetery, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
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
Shapira, Amitzur b. 1932 d. September 6, 1972
Olymipian. Terror Victim. A coach for the 1972 Israeli Olympic Team, he was one of 11 Israeli athletes taken hostage by the Palestine Liberation Organization at the 1972 Munich Olympic games. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Kiryat Shaul Cemetery, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Sharett, Moshe b. September 15, 1894 d. June 7, 1965
Israeli Prime Minister. Born Moshe Shertok in the Ukraine, he moved to Palestine in 1906, where his family became one of the founders on Tel Aviv. He was elected to the Knesset in 1946 and became Prime Minister after the retirement of David Ben-Gurion. He served in this capacity from December 7 1953 to November 2 1955 when Ben-Gurion came out of retirement. After serving as Prime Minister, he became Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Trumpeldor Cemetery , Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Sharon, Lily b. 1937 d. March 25, 2000
Ariel Sharon's Second Wife. She was born in Romania, and married Sharon in 1963. They had two sons. She often traveled with her husband to meetings and conventions. She studied at the Avni Art Institute. She was a non-commissioned intelligence officer, an interior decorator, an artist, and an ornithologist. She loved music. She fell ill in February, 1999 and died of lung cancer at the age of 63 in a hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is buried in a small, fenced area at the summit of Anemones...[Read More] (Bio by: Always with Love)
Havat Hashikmim (Sycamore Farm), Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Plot: Fenced in area on family farm
Shorr, Kehat b. 1919 d. September 6, 1972
Olymipian. Terror Victim. A coach for the 1972 Israeli Olympic Team, he was one of 11 Israeli athletes taken hostage by the Palestine Liberation Organization at the 1972 Munich Olympic games. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Kiryat Shaul Cemetery, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Slavin, Mark b. January 31, 1954 d. September 6, 1972
Olymipian. Terror Victim. A wrestler for the 1972 Israeli Olympic Team, he was one of 11 Israeli athletes taken hostage by the Palestine Liberation Organization at the 1972 Munich Olympic games. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Kiryat Shaul Cemetery, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel

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