Moshe Levy, 72, Israel, former Army Chief of Staff, Jan. 8, 2008

Moshe Levy (L), as IDF Chief of Staff, 1980s, with Shimon Peres
General Moshe Levy, 72, the 12th Israeli Army Chief of Staff, died Jan. 9, 2008, after a brain aneurysm.
Levy had his first stroke a few years ago. Afterward, he had to use a wheelchair. He dropped many of his public activities, but continued in [...]

Maayan Rotenberg, 18, Israel, soldier, accident, Nov. 30

Maayan Rotenberg, 18, an Israeli soldier wounded last week in a training accident, died Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, but he will continue to help people in death, as he did in life, as an organ donor.
With his and his family’s consent, his liver, heart, and lungs were immediately donated to ailing people in Israel. His [...]