Jewish volunteers in the Spanish Civil War refers to Jews who joined International Brigades and fought in the Spanish Civil War, which erupted on July 17, 1936, and ended on April 1, 1939.
Memorial to Jewish members of the International Brigades at Montjuïc Cemetery, Barcelona
UK Jewish Spanish Civil War Memorial
Shimon Avidan
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Shimon Avidan, born Siegbert Koch, was a Palmach soldier and IDF military leader. He was the commander of the Givati Brigade during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
Jewish volunteers in the Spanish Civil War
…Alfred Angiersztajn - later high trade unions official in communist Poland Shimon Avidan – Palestinian Jew and future Israeli military officer Aleksander Bekier - later high MFA official in communist Poland…
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Avidan in 1940