Levitan, Hyman Robert 'Bob'
Birth Name | Levitan, Hyman Robert 'Bob' [1a] |
Call Name | 'Bob' |
Gender | male |
Events
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Military Service | מח"ל מתנדבי חוץ לארץ Machal Volunteers from Abroad |
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Boat | December 27, 1946 | בן הכט SS Abril INS Maoz (K-24) Argosy USS Cytherea Citra SS Ben Hecht | SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט sailed from Brooklyn to Port-de-Bouc, via Ponta Delgada |
Place Note
On December 27, 1946, after refitting in Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, USS Cythera (PK-31), renamed SS Abril, sailed from New York City for Southern France and Port-de-Bouc., with a 21-man crew, mostly American volunteers, seven of whom were from Brooklyn.
Jeno Berkovitz served as Messman aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט.
Louis Binder served as a Seaman aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט. Louis Brettschneider, age 24 years, served as 3rd Engineer aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט.
Walter Cushenberry, age 33 years, served as Steward aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט.
Walter 'Heavy' Greaves served as Bosun aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט.
Gershom Hakim, a young ITzL activist, served as captain aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט.
James Heggie, age 33 years, served as Bosun A.B. aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט. Harry Herschkowitz, age 30 years, served as a Seaman aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט. Albert Hirschkoff, a member of the Press, sailed aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט.
Hyman Robert 'Bob' Levitan, age 27 years, served as 2nd Mate aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט.
Haakom Lilliby and Erling Sorensen, two young Norwegians, served aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט. Wallace Litwin, age 32 years, served as Photographer Wiper aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט. Norman Edward Luce, age 44 years, served as a Cook aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט.
Louis Markowitz, age 52, years, served as 2nd Mate aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט. Shepard Rifkin, age 28 years, served as AB aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט. Elliott Roosevelt, an experienced yachtsman, initially offered to captain aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט., but withdrew after objections from his mother, former First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt. Harry Nathan Schatz, age 48, years, served as Oiler aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט. Edward R. Styrak, age 23 years, served as Crew, Sparks 2, aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט. Jack Winkler, age 20 years, served as Seaman aboard SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט.
SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט stopped at Ponta Delgada on her way to Port-de-Bouc. On January 10, 1947, SS Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט arrived at Port-de-Bouc, where she was refitted to accommodate her passengers. |
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Camp | March, 1947 | כלא עכו Akko Prison, עכו, הצפון, ישראל | The crew of Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט were arrested by the British, and interned |
Event Note
The British took the American crew members of Abril Ben Hecht בן הכט to the Akko Prison כלא עכו fortress, and announced they would deport them to the United States. Walter Cushenberry was interned by the British in the Akko Prison fortress, alongside members of ITzL. Robert 'Bob' Levitan was interned by the British in the Akko Prison fortress, alongside members of ITzL.
ITzl planned a breakout from Akko Prison, but one obstacle remained: how to photograph the would-be escapees to make false identity cards to get past British roadblocks.
On Sunday, May 4, 1947, ITzL forces broke into Akko Prison כלא עכו, and released 28 incarcerated ITzL and Lehi members.
Walter 'Heavy' Greaves was interned by the British in the Akko Prison fortress, alongside members of ITzL. |
Addresses
Date | Street | City | County | State/ Province | Country | Postal Code | Phone | Sources |
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1946 | 14th Avenue | Brooklyn, Kings County | New York | United States of America |
Web Links
Type | Link/ Description | |
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1 | Web Search | A Ship That Changed History: The Voyage of the S.S. Ben Hecht |
2 | Web Search | The S.S. Ben Hecht, "The Mandate of Conscience", from Jewish Mag.com |
Source References
Pedigree
- Levitan, Hyman Robert 'Bob'