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Yaakov
Weiss
 Born
in Czechoslovakia on July 15, 1924, and
at a young age joint Betar. During the Second
World War he moved to Hungary with the intention
to immigrate to Eretz Israel. There he posed
as a German officer, and thus saved his
life and the lives of many Jews.
In 1943, he arrived in
Eretz Israel aboard an illegal immigrant
ship which was intercepted by the British,
and was interned at Atlit with the other
passengers. He remained there until the
prisoners were freed by the Palmach (the
Haganah elite unit)(October 9, 1945), moved
to Natanya, and shortly afterwards joined
the Irgun.
He was assigned to the
Fighting Force and took part in several
operations: the assault on the army recreation
camp at Natanya and the sabotaging of bridges
and railroad lines.
In the Acre prison-break
(May 4, 1947), he was assigned to the covering
unit, together with Avshalom Haviv and Meir
Nakar. They fought to the last bullet and
finally were captured by the British. About
three weeks later the three Irgun fighters
were tried and sentenced to death. On July
29, 1947 Yaakov Weiss was hanged at the
Acre prison, together with his comrades:
Avshalom Haviv and Meir Nakar. Weiss was
23 when he went to the gallows
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