Yossi Harel
Yossi Harel (Template:Lang-he), born Yosef Hamburger (January 4, 1918 - April 26, 2008) was the captain of Exodus 1947 and a leading member of the Israeli intelligence community.[1]
Biography
Yossi Harel was born in Jerusalem in 1918. He was a sixth generation Jerusalemite. [2] At the age of 15, he joined the Haganah. Later, he fought under Orde Wingate. Between 1945 and 1948, he played a leading role in the clandestine immigration enterprise in pre-state Israel, commanding four Aliyah Bet ships: Knesset Israel, the Exodus, Atzma'ut and Kibbutz Galuyot. [3] Harel studied mechanical engineering in the United States. As chief of staff, Moshe Dayan called him back to Israel and made him head of Unit 131, an Israel Defense Force intelligence unit. [4]
Commemoration
Harel is the subject of a biography in Hebrew by Yoram Kaniuk, Exodus: The Odyssey of a Commander (1999), which has been translated into many languages. [5]He rose to fame after the release of the 1960 Otto Preminger film Exodus, which was based on the Leon Uris novel by the same name. His character in the novel, Ari Ben-Canaan, was portrayed by Paul Newman.[6]
In 2007 the government of Italy awarded the Exodus prize to Harel. The prize is given annually to individuals who promote peace and humanitarianism at La Spezia in Italy, where the ship Exodus was renovated. [7]
Death
Harel died of heart attack in Tel Aviv on April 26, 2008 at the age of 90. [8]
References
- ^ Ashkenazi, Eli (April 27, 2008). "Yossi Harel, commander of Exodus, dies at 90". Haaretz. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Ashkenazi, Eli (April 27, 2008). "Yossi Harel, commander of Exodus, dies at 90". Haaretz. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Ashkenazi, Eli (April 27, 2008). "Yossi Harel, commander of Exodus, dies at 90". Haaretz. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Ashkenazi, Eli (April 27, 2008). "Yossi Harel, commander of Exodus, dies at 90". Haaretz. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ http://www.ithl.org.il/book_info.asp?id=656 Profile of Kaniuk biography
- ^ Leker, Maya (April 26, 2008). "Yossi Harel, who commanded Jewish refugee ship Exodus in 1947, dies in Tel Aviv". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Yossi Harel, 90, Commanded Historic Refugee Ship, By The Daily Telegraph, April 29, 2008
- ^ Ashkenazi, Eli (April 27, 2008). "Yossi Harel, commander of Exodus, dies at 90". Haaretz. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
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