The American Jews who secretly left the United States to fight for Israel in 1948 and 1949 were moved to place their lives on the line to assure that Israel would survive
Israeli security officials were surprised when they heard about the trips that are being carried out just a few hundred meters from the Prime Minister's residence.
On the 74th anniversary of the release of the POWs by Jordan, a garden was dedicated in their memory.
From reading about Valley Forge I learned that the huts had been reconstructed according to the specifications Washington gave his troops.
David Ben-Gurion won the elections and became Israel's first prime minister and Chaim Weizmann became Israel's first president.
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