Sara Braverman
Sara Braverman (1918 – 10 February 2013) was a member of the Jewish Parachutists of Mandate Palestine. She was one of the first female fighters to serve in the Palmach and a founding member of the IDF Women's Corps.[1]
Biography[]
Sara (Surika) Braverman was born in Botoșani, Romania to a Zionist family. As a 9 years old girl, she joined Hashomer Hatzair and immigrated to Palestine in 1938 and started Agricultural training. She was a member of Kibbutz Shamir.[2]
Military career[]
Braverman was one of 37 Palestinian Jewish parachutists sent by the Jewish Agency and Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) on military missions in Nazi-occupied Europe.[3][4]
Awards and recognition[]
She was honored with lighting a torch on Israel's 62nd independence day in 2010, for her bravery in helping Jews during World War II.[5]
See also[]
- Jewish Parachutists of Mandate Palestine
- Women of Israel
References[]
- ^ "Sarah Braverman, 'IDF's First Lady,' Passes Away". Israel National News. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ A Brave Fighter, Jerusalem Post
- ^ "Jewish Parachutists from Palestine". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ Cosner, Shaaron; Cosner, Victoria (1998). Women under the Third Reich: A Biographical Dictionary. Westport: Greenwood Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0313303159.
- ^ "Founder of IDF Women's Army Corps parachuted into Nazi-controlled Europe with Hannah Senesh". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- 1918 births
- 2013 deaths
- People from Botoșani
- Romanian Jews
- Romanian emigrants to Mandatory Palestine
- Women in World War II
- Israeli female military personnel
- Israeli soldiers
- Mandatory Palestine military personnel of World War II
- Palmach members
- Jewish parachutists of Mandate Palestine