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Israel at 75 Jeffrey Weiss Fighting Back

When: April 19, 2023 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Alper JCC Miami
11155 SW 112 Avenue
Miami, FL 33176
Organizer: Marcy Levitt
Contact: Marcy Levitt at [email protected]
Cost: $10
Summary: In 1948, Stan Andrews, an assimilated American Jew and WWII veteran, became one of the first fighter pilots in the Israeli air force. Jeffrey and Craig Weiss have uncovered the story of a Jewish hero in the mold of a Leon Uris character.
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2023-04-19 19:30:00 2023-04-19 21:00:00 America/New_York Israel at 75 Jeffrey Weiss Fighting Back In 1948, Stan Andrews, an assimilated American Jew and WWII veteran, became one of the first fighter pilots in the Israeli air force. Jeffrey and Craig Weiss have uncovered the story of a Jewish hero in the mold of a Leon Uris character. (http://jewishmiami.org/events/israel_at_75_jeffrey_weiss_fighting_back) Alper JCC Miami Marcy Levitt [email protected]

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Andrews short but dazzling life included his transition from a brilliant student and artist into a daring bomber pilot in the Pacific, his post-war studies and romance in L.A., and then his unexpected and fateful decision to fight for a Jewish state, ultimately disappearing in a dramatic bombing raid.

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