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Yerakhmiyel Felzenshteyn

Yerakhmiyel Felzenshteyn lit one of six torches at the State Opening Ceremony of Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem in 2005.

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Yerakhmiyel Felzenshteyn

Yerakhmiyel Felzenshteyn

Yerakhmiyel Felzenshteyn: Jewish fighter in Red Army describes his WWII experiences

Born in 1923, in Kharkov, Ukraine. Recruited to the Red Army in 1941, Yerakhmiyel was wounded in Eltigen, in the Crimean Peninsula, a bullet splitting his jaw and tongue. For his role in the assault, he was awarded the title of “Hero of the Soviet Union.” After his recuperation, he rejoined the war, fighting in the long battle for Sevastopol, where he was wounded in his leg. In 1974, Yerakhmiyel emigrated to Israel with his family. He has 2 children and 5 grandchildren.

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