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 [...]

Ahikam Amichai, 20, David Rubin, 21, Israel, off-duty soldiers, murdered on hike, Dec. 28

Ahikam Amichai (L), David Rubin
Ahikam Amichai, 20, and David Rubin, 21, off-duty Israeli Army commandos on a recreational hike near their homes in the Hebron hills, were murdered by Palestinians, Dec. 28, 2007.
The two lifelong friends and neighbors were each members of elite and storied Israeli commando units. Amihai was a member of the Air [...]

Shulamit Lack, 83, U.S., WWII resistance fighter, Dec. 3

Shulamit Lack, 83, who risked her life to help other Jews escape Nazi-occupied Hungary as a teenager, survived two concentration camps, fought in the Israeli army and then forged a new life in America, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2007.
“Shula went through incredible trials in her life and came through it without being bitter,” said filmmaker [...]

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 [...]