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Academic Studies Press (Verlag)
978-1-64469-594-4 (ISBN)
Henry Mandel (1920-2015), a crewman aboard the Jewish Illegal Immigrant ship Abril/Ben Hecht, a prisoner in Acre fortress and a volunteer for the Israeli Army during the 1948 Arab - Israeli War, was an Orthodox Jew whose reminiscences provide a uniquely illuminating perspective on the creation of the Jewish state. Mandel smuggled in electric batteries to prisoners planning an escape from Acre Prison. After being released, Mandel helped set-up a secret bazooka shell plant in New York which was reassembled in Israel with his assistance as a foreign volunteer. Personal narratives of the Ben Hecht crew are complemented by editorial historical analysis.
Samuel Flaks is a grandson of Henry Mandel. He is currently an attorney who lives in New York City with his wife and young daughter.
Acknowledgments
Précis
Part I - Interviews and Reminiscences of Jewish Illegal Immigrant Ship Ben Hecht Crewman Henry Mandel
Interview Key
Chapter 1 - Vienna Born, Bronx Bred
Chapter 2 - The War Comes Home
Chapter 3 - The Merchant Marine
Chapter 4 - From Gowanus Canal to Atlantic Crossing
Chapter 5 - Final Preparations
Chapter 6 - The Irgun Had Other Ideas
Acre Prison
Prison Pictures
Prayer & Paratrooper Boots
The Marine Carp
New York, New York
Chapter 7 - Bazooka Plant
American Jewish Underground
Volunteering for the Israeli Army
Part II - Letters and Contextual Commentary
Chapter 8 - The Bergson Group
Chapter 9 - The Mission and the Crew
Chapter 10 - Atlantic Crossing to the Mediterranean Sea
Chapter 11 - The Palestine Run
Chapter 12 - Piracy on the High Seas
Chapter 13 - Break Out
Chapter 14 - Release
Chapter 15 - MACHAL
Chapter 16 - A Mercy Ship's Legacy
Chapter 17 - Family & Brotherly Love
Neither Tide Nor Time
Religious Liberty
Reflections on Aging
Chapter 18 - Civil Servant & Union Activist
Chapter 19 - Reflections of a Long Life
Bibliography & Works Cited
Acronyms
Articles & Archival Documents
Interviews
Books
About the Editor
Hebrew Language Summary
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.03.2022 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Brighton |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 228 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Literatur ► Briefe / Tagebücher | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-64469-594-4 / 1644695944 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-64469-594-4 / 9781644695944 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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