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North American Volunteers In Israel's War of Independence

The 2023 Mickey Marcus Memorial

Mickey Marcus Tombstone

We are pleased to announce our 57th annual Mickey Marcus Memorial Service at the Jewish Chapel on the grounds of the United States Military Academy at West Point. The service will be held on Sunday, May 7, 2023, starting at 11:00am; CH (MAJ) David Frommer and guest rabbis officiating. A coffee hour will precede the service. The Jewish Chapel address is 750 Merritt Road, West Point, NY, 10996.

Planned Program

The 2022 Mickey Marcus Memorial

The Directors and Officers of the American Veterans of Israel Legacy Corporation are happy to announce that we shall be holding our annual Mickey Marcus Memorial Service at the Jewish Chapel of the United States Military Academy at West Point on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at 10:00 AM.

The Chapel address is 750 Merritt Road, West Point, NY, 10996.

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A Tribute to Samuel Z. Klausner

Sam Klausner Obituary Photo

Samuel Z. Klausner was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 19th, 1923, and died in Philadelphia, PA on December 27th, 2021. In his youth, he read Torah and European Jewish poetry. He joined Zionist youth groups and was aware of what was going on in Palestine. After serving as a navigator in WWII in B-24 bomber aircraft, for which he was awarded two bronze stars, he earned a Bachelors in Mathematics from New York University. In 1947, he went on to study at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, but, for security reasons, classes never started.

Remembering Paul Kaye

Paul Kaye Interview

Paul Kaye was born in the Lower East Side on June 6th, 1927, and unfortunately passed on August 20th, 2021. In 1947, though just 19, he already had WWII naval experience and was tapped to join the Aliyah Bet operation. The following is an excerpt from a Yiddish Book Center interview with Paul. See https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories/interviews/woh-fi-0000172/paul-kaye-2011 for the full interview.

Mickey Marcus Memorial Held Virtually August 29th, 2021

AVILC will host a virtual event through a zoom presentation of clips from past programs at West Point to commemorate and honor American volunteers who came to the aid of the State of Israel during their War of Independence between 1947-1949.

Particular recognition for those who made the ultimate sacrifice, with specific acknowledgment for Colonel David ‘Mickey’ Marcus.  Colonel Marcus is interred in the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY.

2019 Mickey Marcus Memorial to Observe 70th Anniversary of IDF

Mickey Marcus Tombstone

American Veterans of Israel Legacy Corporation

In Conjunction with The Consulate General of Israel in New York

Invite the Public to Attend the 53rd Annual Mickey Marcus Memorial Service at The US Military Academy - West Point Jewish Chapel

Sunday, May 5, 2019

 

New Book Follows the Adventure of Israel's Original Air Force

AVILC Board Member Mike Flint is producing a film "Angles in the Sky" about the volunteer Air Force that came from around the world in Israel's War of Independence, and the riveting book version has recently been published. It features the exploits of his father and Machal veteran, Mitchell Flint, along with several other North American volunteers who were crucial to Israel's subjugation of several invading armies.

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Mitchell Flint, Machal Pilot, Dies at 94

Mitchell Flint was a Jewish-American Navy pilot in the Pacific Theater who answered the call to help build air support for the nascent State of Israel. He bravely flew Avia-199 fighters, which, as retrofitted German Messerschmitts, were extremely dangerous because of their poor construction. After he arrived in Israel, he flew more than 50 missions. When the Egyptian army gathered in the Falujah pocket, Flint and his squadron proved how vulnerable they were from his bombing missions.

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