AVIGUR (Meirov), SHAUL — (1899–1978), key figure in the haganah . Avigur was born in Dvinsk, Russia. He went to Ereẓ Israel in 1912 and, six years later, became a member of the kevuẓah Kinneret, participating in the defense of in 1920. Later he took charge of the Haganah … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Avigur (Meirov), Shaul — (b. 1899) Haganah leader. Avigur came to Palestine from Russia at the age of thirteen, and later was a member of Kibbutz Kinneret on the shore of Lake Tiberias. He joined the Haganah when it was founded in 1920 and within a couple of years was … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Avigur, Shaul — (b. 1899) Israeli political figure. Born in Dvinsk, Russia, he went to Palestine in 1912 and joined the Haganah. He spearheaded the Haganah initiative to bring illegal immigrants into the country. During World War II he helped organize illegal … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
BERIḤAH — (Heb. בְּרִיחָה; flight ), name of an organized underground operation moving Jews out of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia, the Baltic countries, and the U.S.S.R. into Central and Southern Europe between 1944 and 1948 as a step … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Negev Brigade — Brigade emblem in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War The 12th Negev Brigade (Hebrew: חטיבת הנגב, Hativat HaNegev) was an Israeli infantry brigade that served in the 1948 Arab Israeli war. It was commanded by Nahum Sergei Sarig (hence also called Sergei… … Wikipedia
Mossad Le'aliyah Bet — The Mossad Le aliyah Bet (Hebrew: המוסד לעלייה ב) (English, The Institution for Immigration B ) was a branch of the Jewish Defense Association (Haganah) in British Palestine that operated to facilitate Jewish immigration into the British Mandate… … Wikipedia
Lishkat Hakesher — or The Liaison Bureau, codenamed Nativ (נתיב path), is an Israeli liaison organization that maintained contact with Jews living in the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War and encouraged aliyah, or immigration to Israel. HistoryFounded as part of the … Wikipedia
Bericha — Bricha (auch: Beriha, Brichah etc.; hebr. בריחה Flucht ) war die Bezeichnung für eine organisierte Untergrundbewegung, die zwischen 1944 und 1948 Juden aus Polen, Ungarn, der Tschechoslowakei, Rumänien, Jugoslawien und der Sowjetunion die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Beriha — Bricha (auch: Beriha, Brichah etc.; hebr. בריחה Flucht ) war die Bezeichnung für eine organisierte Untergrundbewegung, die zwischen 1944 und 1948 Juden aus Polen, Ungarn, der Tschechoslowakei, Rumänien, Jugoslawien und der Sowjetunion die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Berihah — Bricha (auch: Beriha, Brichah etc.; hebr. בריחה Flucht ) war die Bezeichnung für eine organisierte Untergrundbewegung, die zwischen 1944 und 1948 Juden aus Polen, Ungarn, der Tschechoslowakei, Rumänien, Jugoslawien und der Sowjetunion die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
