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The heroes of 1948 Now in their 90s, Menachem Zaira and Yocheved Ben-Shmuel share their experiences from the dramatic days leading up to the inception of the country, when they fought to make sure the Jewish people would have a state and a future after the horrors of the Holocaust Noam Barkan, Chen Artzi Sror | Published: 04.13.21 , 22:03 In 1947, before the establishment of Israel, Menachem Zaira was a soldier in the elite Palmah force of the Hagana paramilitary organization. During that time, Menachem took part in a myriad of ground operations, including during Israel’s War of Independence in 1948. Today, Zaira is 92 years old. His contributions to Israel’s defense are many, and yet, he takes specific pride in the part he played in aiding European Jews many of whom were Holocaust survivors to immigrate to Israel against the laws of the British Mandate. ....