זק ‎Zack, Yisrael Israel 'Jacques' ben Yaakov

Birth Name זק ‎Zack, Yisrael Israel 'Jacques' ben Yaakov
Birth Name זק‎, ישראל בן יעקב
Call Name 'Jacques'
Call Name ישראל
Gender male

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth September, 1927 חיפה Haifa, חיפה, ישראל  

 
Occupation   חיפה Haifa, חיפה, ישראל  

Event Note

Yisrael Zack worked at the Electric Company, as a garage and machinist shop, and an electrical laboratory, and, in the evenings, he enrolled in technical studies for working youth at the Technion הטכניון - מכון טכנולוגי לישראל.

 
Military Action   הכשרת‎ נווה ים Hakhsharat Neve Yam, קיבוץ נווה ים, חוף הכרמל, חיפה, ישראל Hakhsharat Neve Yam כשרת נוה-ים / Ma'oz Hayyim

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Nahum Shomroni joined Palyam פלי"ם with a group 14 members of Hakhsharat Neve Yam הכשרת נוה-ים who were sent to Sdot Yam שדות ים.

 
Military Service 1945 פלמ"ח פלוגות מחץ Palmach, הגנה  

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Yisrael Zack cites: "During 1945 I went with my peer group from the Machanot Olim, to Kibbutz Maoz Chaim in the Beit Shean Valley for training, and joined the Palmach. We were assigned to “D” Company of the 1st Battalion."

 
Military Action June 16, 1946 ליל הגשרים Night of the Bridges מבצע מרכולת Operation Markolet, מלחמת העצמאות (1948) Operation Markolet מבצע מרכולת, Night of the Bridges ליל הגשרים

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Yisrael Zack cites: "Our group was allowed to take part in the “Night of the Bridges” and we blew up the Sheikh Hussein Bridge over the Jordan, east of Maoz Chaim."

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On the Night of th Bridges ליל הגשרים, Amnon Yonah served as Commander of the Palmach פלמ"ח squad that blew up the railway bridge over the Yarmuk River נהר הירמוך.

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Chaya Kozlovsky served as radio operator at Ramot Naftali רמות נפתלי

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Dan Lener served as an operations Commander during the Night of the Bridges ליל הגשרים.

 
Military Service 1946 פלי“ם Palyam פלוגת הים‎, פלמ”ח, הגנה  

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Yisrael Zack cites: "Towards the end of 1946 it was announced that the Palyam ("J" Company) started to mobilize new members. I asked to be transferred to this Company and my request was granted."

 
Military Action   נווה ים Neve Yam, חוף הכרמל, חיפה, ישראל Palyam פלי"ם‎ No. 7 Small Boat Commanders' course קורס שביעי למפקדי סירות

Event Note

The Palyam פלי"ם‎ No. 7 Boat Commanders' course:
Commanders:
* Micha Peri
* Shlomo Shluach Shiloach
Instructors:
* Gideon Rosenberg
* Avner Goldman Gilad
Attendees:
* Avraham Botzer
* Yisrael Zack
* Menachem Zaira
Yisrael Zack cites: "I participated in the 7th course for small boat commanders, under the command of Gideonchik Rosenberg (Rosen), and at Michmoret under the command of Avner Goldman (Gilad)."
"To the best of my knowledge, we started out at Neve Yam and ended up at Michmoret. I recall many days of sailing in terrific winds and fearsome waves, and sandstorms that turned our tents inside out with our beds buried under a half meter of sand."

 
Military Action 1947 קיבוץ יגור kibbutz Yagur, עמק זבולון, חיפה, ישראל Palyam פלי"ם‎ No. 4 Naval Officers' course קורס רביעי

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The Palyam פלי"ם‎ No. 4 Naval Officers' course:
Commanders:
* Shmuel Tankus
* Dov 'Berchik' Magen
Attendees:
* Grisha Gurewitz
* Gideon Weisser
* Yisrael Zack
Gideon Weisser cites: "At the beginning of 1947 I returned to working full time in the Palyam and participated in officers’ course number 4 which was based at Kibbutz Yagur."
Yisrael Zack cites: "I participated in the 4th course for naval officers under the tutelage of Shmuel Tankus and Berchik (Dov Magen of Ramat Hashofet)."
"We lived in tents at Kibbutz Yagur and studied at the Technion in Haifa."

 
Military Action 1947 קיסריה Caesarea Maritima Caesarea قيسارية‎, חוף הכרמל‎, חיפה, ישראל Palyam פלי"ם‎ No. 10 Small Boat Commanders' course קורס עשירי למפקדי סירות

Event Note

In 1947, the Palyam פלי"ם‎ No. 10 Small Boat Commanders' course קורס מפקדי סירות העשירי was held at Caesarea.
Instructors:
*Yisrael Zack
Yisrael Zack cites: "I was instructor for small boat commanders at Course Number 10 in Caesarea."

 
Military Service   חיל הים הישראלי Israeli Navy, צה"ל  

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Yisrael Zack served as commander of the Naval base at the Lido, near Tiberias טבריה, and the base at Ein Gev עין גב.
He was assigned as commander of the base at kibbutz Dardara, under land siege on the eastern shore of the Kinneret כנרת, not far from Syrian outposts on the Golan גּולן.

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In 1950, Yisrael Zack was discharged from the Israeli Navy חיל הים הישראלי.

 
Marriage 1952   Yisrael Jacques Zack married Chana Lifshitz

 

Parents

Father Zack, Jacob Yaakov

Pedigree

  1. Zack, Jacob Yaakov
    1. זק ‎Zack, Yisrael Israel 'Jacques' ben Yaakov

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