Shaike Dan | |
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שייקה דן | |
Born | Yeshayahu Trachtenberg 15 November 1909 Lipcani, Bessarabia, Russian Empire (now Moldova) |
Died | 2 March 1994 | (aged 84)
Nationality | Israeli |
Occupation(s) | Parachutist, founding member of Nativ |
Known for | Rescuing Allied pilots and Jews from Romania during World War II |
Awards | Yigal Alon Award (2017, posthumously) |
Shaike Dan (November 15, 1909 - March 2, 1994) was one of the Jewish Parachutists of Mandate Palestine sent to Eastern European countries occupied by the Nazis. Dan was one of the founders of Nativ.