04 October 2010

Sheikh Daoud Bessis, RIP

Sheikh Daoud Bessis of Daliyat al-Karmel, who fought the Nazis during World War II and helped rescue Jewish prisoners, died over the weekend at the age of 96.

The full story of the Sheikh's odyssey.

5 comments:

jams o donnell said...

A brave man. RIP

SnoopyTheGoon said...

This is how Druze upbringing goes. Brave folk.

shira said...

<span>R.I.P zichro livracha זכרו לברכה</span>
<span>A diminishing generation</span>

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Well, no, Druze soldiers still do a sterling job in IDF.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

THanks for the link to the Poland story, David.