Moshe Sanbar z"l – in Memoriam New York, July 9,2013 Moshe Sanbar was one of those rare individuals whose life and career seem to contradict destiny. A phoenix reborn out of the ashes. Born and raised in Hungary, deported to the extermination camps , he survives miraculously and, after liberation, he decides to join those few who want to create a homeland in Palestine. Upon arrival, without any previous training or experience, he joins the Palmach, soon to be badly wounded during one of the actions of his unit in Latrun. The comrades in arms in his jeep leave him behind bleeding profusely , promising to send a force to rescue him , but forget him there. Years ago I heard Moshe recounting how he lay there a night, surrounded by jackals attracted by the smell of blood , and the Arab Legion close by. He knows that if he fires a reconnaissance rocket to signify where he is, he will chase away the animals but attract the enemy. So he surrounds himself with stones , throwing them at the jackals all night long. He is eventually found alive by another unit who takes him to hospital. There, faced with a choice of amputation or death, he chooses to challenge death again. This is Moshe the survivor. coletteavital.org.il/index.php/speaches-articles/258-moshe-sanbar-zql-in-memoriam
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 15:41:08 +0000
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