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Shmuel Bialka (Weiss)
ביאלקה (ווייס) שמואל
Memorialized as a Lehi underground member who escaped detention and died in 1948.
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... ביאלקה (ווייס) שמואל ...Connected nodes
Place
Będzin
Born In
Organization
Lehi
Member Of
Place
Mazra Detention Camp
Imprisoned At
Publication
HaHazit
Worked At
Publication
HaMa'as
Worked At
Organization
Armored and Raiding Battalion
Member Of
Place
Iraq al-Suweidan
Died In
Event
Shmuel Bialka born in Będzin
Participated In · Subject
Event
Shmuel Bialka emigrates from Będzin
Participated In · Subject
Event
Shmuel Bialka captured by authorities
Participated In · Subject
Event
Shmuel Bialka escapes detention
Participated In · Subject
Event
Shmuel Bialka falls in an attack at Iraq al-Suweidan
Participated In · Subject
Organization
Lehi
Appears in same passage
Place
Mazra Detention Camp
Appears in same passage
Place
Latrun
Appears in same passage
Organization
Group D-20
Appears in same passage
Place
Lehi bunkers
Appears in same passage
Place
Rehovot
Appears in same passage
Place
Bnei Brak
Appears in same passage
Publication
HaHazit
Appears in same passage
Publication
HaMa'as
Appears in same passage
Organization
Armored and Raiding Battalion
Appears in same passage
Place
Iraq al-Suweidan
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Place
Kfar Warburg
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Imprisoned At
Shmuel Bialka (Weiss) → Mazra Detention Camp
נשל ח אל מחנוודהעצורי ם במזר ע
The OCR around the detention camp phrase is corrupted.
Member Of
Shmuel Bialka (Weiss) → Armored and Raiding Battalion
התגיי ס לגדו ד שריו ן ופשיט ה
Died In
Shmuel Bialka (Weiss) → Iraq al-Suweidan
נפ ל ביו ם 9 בנובמב ר 1948 , באח ת ההתקפו ת ע ל עירק ־ א־סוידאן
- date:
- 1948-11-09
Associated events
Birth · 1917
Shmuel Bialka born in Będzin
The memorial entry states that he was born in Będzin in 1917.
Migration · 1938
Shmuel Bialka emigrates from Będzin
He emigrated from Będzin in 1938.
Sent To Detention
Shmuel Bialka captured by authorities
After being captured by the authorities, Shmuel was sent to detention camps at Mazra and Latrun.
Migration
Shmuel Bialka escapes detention
He escaped through a tunnel dug by group D-20 from the camp beyond the barbed-wire fences.
Death · 1948-11-09
Shmuel Bialka falls in an attack at Iraq al-Suweidan
He died during an attack on Iraq al-Suweidan on November 9, 1948.