Aharon Davidi: Difference between revisions
m robot Adding: de |
No edit summary |
||
| (8 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| ⚫ | |||
{{tone}} |
|||
'''Aharon Davidi''' (born 1927) is an [[Israel]]i [[general]] and has founded the [[Sar-El]] volunteer program of the [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] . |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | He was [[Sabra (person)|born in Israel]] in as son of a [[Ukraina|Ukrainia]]n immigrant family. From the age of fifteen, he served with the [[Haganah]] and [[Palmach]]. In the [[Israeli War of Independence]] (1948) he fought in the southern front with the [[Negev]] [[Brigade]] where he met his future wife Hassida. |
||
'''General Aharon Davidi''' is the [[Sar-El]]'s founder and chairman. |
|||
In 1953 he volunteered for the new IDF [[paratrooper]]s as a company commander. In the following year he unit was very active in retaliatory operations and other dangerous missions behind enemy lines. He and his company supported [[Ariel Sharon|Arik Sharon’s]] [[Unit 101]] in the raid on [[Qibya]]. Since this time he and Sharon are close friends. He was decorated for actions in the Gaza strip in 1955. In the [[Sinai Campaign]] Davidi, now Lieutenant-Colonel and regimental commander, played a decisive role in the battle of [[Mitla Pass]]. From 1965 to 1968 he, now colonel, was the first commander of the IDF Paratrooper and Infantry Corps. During the 1967 [[Six Day War]], Davidi commanded the decisive actions to capture [[Sharm-el-Sheik]]. When [[Rafael Eitan|Raful Eitan]] was wounded in action, his paratroopers were led by Davidi to the [[Suez Canal]]. In 1970 he retired as [[Brigadier]] from active military service and went for three years to [[University of London]] to earn his Masters and Ph.D. degrees, focused on the cultural problems of Chinese minorities. Davidi started to teach geography at [[Tel Aviv University]] in 1974. Three years later he moved to the [[Golan Heights]] as Director of Community and Cultural Activities of the Golan and Jordan Valley. In the summer of 1982, during the Lebanon war, Davidi founded the Sar El IDF volunteer program. |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
Davidi lives now in [[Ramat Gan]] and has three children, eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild. |
|||
Pursuing his military career, he volunteered in 1953 for the untested paratroopers as a company commander. His unit was very active in retaliatory actions and daring missions during 1954. In 1955, he was decorated for valor for actions in Gaza. His service as a Lt. Colonel during the 1956 Suez situation is revered in the history books. |
|||
In the [[Sinai Campaign]], Lieutenant-Colonel Aharon Davidi was a regimental commander and |
|||
participant in the bloody battle of [[Mitla Pass]]. In 1965, Colonel Davidi was designated the IDF's |
|||
first Ka'tz'ha'r, Senior Paratroop and Infantry Commander, and served in that capacity until 1968. |
|||
During the 1967 [[Six Day War]], Davidi commanded a special unit focused on the capture |
|||
of Sharm-el-Sheik. He then replaced Col. Eitan (Raful), wounded in action, and brought the |
|||
forces to the Suez Canal. |
|||
In 1970 Davidi returned to civilian status. He went to London for 3 years to earn his |
|||
Masters and Ph.D. degrees from the University of London with a focus on the cultural problems |
|||
of Chinese minorities. Starting in 1974, Davidi taught geography at [[Tel Aviv University]]. |
|||
In 1977, he moved to the [[Golan Heights]] and became Director of Community and Cultural |
|||
Activities of the Golan and Jordan Valley. This is where, in the summer of 1982, in the midst of |
|||
the "Peace for Galilee" Campaign, Brigadier General (ret.) Dr. Davidi founded Volunteers for |
|||
Israel with an initial 650 volunteers. In the spring of 1983, the program was formalized as a |
|||
nonprofit, nonpolitical organization called [[Sar-El]], or The National Project for Volunteers for |
|||
Israel. Over 100,000 volunteers from 35 countries have participated since 1982. |
|||
Today General Davidi, who lives in [[Ramat Gan]], remains the active Chairman of [[Sar-El]] and |
|||
is totally dedicated to maintaining Jewish continuity. His vision has been rewarded by a life |
|||
well lived, and he is adored by the [[Sar-El]] madrichot. |
|||
[[Category:1927 births|Davidi, Aharon]] |
[[Category:1927 births|Davidi, Aharon]] |
||
Revision as of 02:17, 29 May 2006
Aharon Davidi (born 1927) is an Israeli general and has founded the Sar-El volunteer program of the IDF .
He was born in Israel in as son of a Ukrainian immigrant family. From the age of fifteen, he served with the Haganah and Palmach. In the Israeli War of Independence (1948) he fought in the southern front with the Negev Brigade where he met his future wife Hassida.
In 1953 he volunteered for the new IDF paratroopers as a company commander. In the following year he unit was very active in retaliatory operations and other dangerous missions behind enemy lines. He and his company supported Arik Sharon’s Unit 101 in the raid on Qibya. Since this time he and Sharon are close friends. He was decorated for actions in the Gaza strip in 1955. In the Sinai Campaign Davidi, now Lieutenant-Colonel and regimental commander, played a decisive role in the battle of Mitla Pass. From 1965 to 1968 he, now colonel, was the first commander of the IDF Paratrooper and Infantry Corps. During the 1967 Six Day War, Davidi commanded the decisive actions to capture Sharm-el-Sheik. When Raful Eitan was wounded in action, his paratroopers were led by Davidi to the Suez Canal. In 1970 he retired as Brigadier from active military service and went for three years to University of London to earn his Masters and Ph.D. degrees, focused on the cultural problems of Chinese minorities. Davidi started to teach geography at Tel Aviv University in 1974. Three years later he moved to the Golan Heights as Director of Community and Cultural Activities of the Golan and Jordan Valley. In the summer of 1982, during the Lebanon war, Davidi founded the Sar El IDF volunteer program.
Davidi lives now in Ramat Gan and has three children, eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild.