Ariel, Shmuel

Birth Name Ariel, Shmuel
Gender male

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth      

 
Military Service   אצ"ל ארגון צבאי לאומי ITzL Irgun Tzvi Leumi  

Event Note

In early 1946, Shmuel Ariel, sent to Paris, put in charge of immigration, he established good contacts with the French authorities.
The Haganah called on his services extensively in connection with sailings from France. T
Shmuel Ariel negotiated with the French Ministry of Interior the granting of 3,000 entry visas to Jewish refugees arriving in France, en route to Palestine.

 
Boat   בן הכט SS Abril INS Maoz (K-24) Argosy USS Cytherea Citra SS Ben Hecht Shmuel Ariel negotiated the French entry visas for 650 passengers

 
Boat   אלטלנה USS LST-138 Altalena Shmuel Ariel negotiated the French entry visas for 940 passengers

 

Narrative

Shmuel שמואל‎ means God Heard or God's Name
Shmuel שמואל Samuel, son of Elkanah and Hannah, was the last of the Prophets from the Old Testament; he annointed King Saul.
He was named Shmuel שמואל Samuel, saying, "Because I asked the Lord for him." (1 Samuel 1:20)
Variants:
Samuel
Szmuel
صموئيل
Samwil
Σαμουήλ
Nickname:
Shmulik
Szmulik
Shmuli
Szmuli
Shmilik
Sam
Sammy

Pedigree

    1. Ariel, Shmuel