אלון Allon Alon פייקוביץ' Feikovitz Paicovich, Yigal Igal ben Reuven

Birth Name אלון Allon Alon פייקוביץ' Feikovitz Paicovich, Yigal Igal ben Reuven [1] [2]
Birth Name פייקוביץ', יגאל
Birth Name Paicovich (Feicovitz), Yigal ben Reuven
Also Known As אלון, יגאל
Call Name Yigal
Call Name יגאל
Call Name Yigal
Call Name יגאל
Gender male
Age at Death 61 years, 4 months, 18 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth October 10, 1918 כפר תבור Kfar Tavor, ישראל  

Event Note

Palmach Information Center cites Yigal (Feikovitz) Alon's birthday as September 24, 1918.

[2a]
Education   כפר הנוער החקלאי הניסויי ע"ש כדורי Kaduri Argicultural High School, גליל התחתון, ישראל  

 
Military Service 1931 הגנה Haganah The Haganah ההגנה was established from haShomer השומר

 
Membership 1937 קיבוץ גינוסר kibbutz Ginosar, עמק הירדן, ישראל Yigal Alon was a founding member

 
Military Service 1937 משטרת היישובים העבריים Jewish Settlement Police Yigal Alon worked for the British as an officer, while serving in the Haganah

 
Military Service June, 1938 פלוגות הלילה המיוחדות Special Night Squads SNS British Commander, Gen. Haining, gave permission to create the Special Night Squads, armed groups formed of British and Haganah volunteers

 
Military Service May, 1941 פלמ"ח פלוגות מחץ Palmach, הגנה Yigal Alon became a founding member

Event Note

Yigal Allon served in A Company, in the Syrian Unit, and in Palmach Headquarters.

 
Occupation 1974   Yigal Allon served as Foriegn Minister

Event Note

From 1974 until the Labor Party was defeated in 1977, Yigal Allon played a key role in negotiating the interim agreement with Egypt that paved the way for the 1979 peace treaty.

 
Death February 28, 1980    

 
Burial February 29, 1980 קיבוץ גינוסר kibbutz Ginosar, עמק הירדן, ישראל  

 

Parents

Father Паёковіч פייקוביץ Paicovich, Reuven ben Yehoshuah Zvi
Mother Schwartz, Chaya Ethel bat Reb Alter
Siblings
  1. פייקוביץ' Paicovich, Deborah
  2. פייקוביץ' Paicovich, Moshe
  3. פייקוביץ' Paicovich, Mordekhai

Gallery

Yigal Allon

Yigal Allon

Narrative

Yigal יגאל means He will Redeem, in Hebrew.
Igal is the name of one of the spies Moses sent to search Canaan.
"And the Lord spake unto Moses saying: Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan which I give unto the children of Israel, of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them... Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph." Numbers 13, 1-7
Igal is also the name of one of King David's heroes.
Variants:
* Igal
* Yegal
* Yig'al
Anita Shapira cites the naming of Yigal (Paicovich) Allon, was chosen by his father, Reuven, because Yigal suggested new times, a different life experience, and commensurate self-confidence.

Source References

  1. My Father’s House
  2. Yigal Allon, Native Son: A Biography (Jewish Culture and Contexts)
    1. Page: 2

Pedigree

  1. Паёковіч פייקוביץ Paicovich, Reuven ben Yehoshuah Zvi
    1. Schwartz, Chaya Ethel bat Reb Alter
      1. פייקוביץ' Paicovich, Deborah
      2. אלון Allon Alon פייקוביץ' Feikovitz Paicovich, Yigal Igal ben Reuven
      3. פייקוביץ' Paicovich, Moshe
      4. פייקוביץ' Paicovich, Mordekhai

Ancestors