Yitzhak Ben Hebron, Last Survivor of 1949 Hebron Massacre, Dies at 100
Last remaining survivor of 1949 Hebron massacre passes away at 100
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Yitzhak Ben Hebron, the last survivor of the 1949 Hebron massacre, passed away at the age of 100. He escaped the massacre as a child and later dedicated his life to protecting Jewish communities in Israel, preserving the memory of the tragic events in Hebron.
- 01Yitzhak Ben Hebron was born into a long-standing Jewish family in Hebron and was a child during the 1929 massacre.
- 02The 1949 Hebron massacre resulted in the deaths of 67 Jewish residents amidst a community of 800.
- 03Ben Hebron changed his last name from his birth name to honor his connection to Hebron and served in the Hebrew Settlements Police.
- 04He was instrumental in renewing Jewish settlement in Hebron after the Six-Day War.
- 05His son, Amishav, was the first Jewish child born to families resettling in Hebron post-war.
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Yitzhak Ben Hebron, the last survivor of the 1949 Hebron massacre, died on Thursday at the age of 100. Born into a Jewish family in Hebron, he experienced the traumatic events of the 1929 massacre as a child, where 67 members of the Jewish community were killed by Arab rioters. During the attack, Yitzhak and his family managed to escape through a window of the Avraham Avinu Synagogue, avoiding death. Following the massacre, he dedicated his life to protecting Jewish communities in Israel, serving in the Hebrew Settlements Police before the establishment of the state of Israel. After the Six-Day War, he returned to Hebron to help renew Jewish settlement in the city. His son, Amishav, became the first Jewish child born to families who resettled in Hebron. Yitzhak's passing marks the end of an era, closing a chapter of direct testimony from survivors of the massacre and ensuring the memory of the destroyed community is preserved.
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Yitzhak Ben Hebron's death signifies the loss of a direct link to the history of the Jewish community in Hebron, impacting those who seek to preserve this historical narrative.
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