Yossi Harel

Yossi Harel
יוסי הראל
Harel in c. 2004
Born
Yossi Hamburger

January 4, 1918
Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
DiedApril 26, 2008 (aged 90)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Resting placeKibbutz Sdot Yam, near Caesarea
EducationMIT
OccupationIntelligence officer
Known forCommander of the Exodus 1947
Spouse(s)Esther Vaisch (first wife), Julie Berez (second wife)
Children3
AwardsExodus Prize (2007)

Yossi Harel (Hebrew: יוסי הראל; January 4, 1918 – April 26, 2008) was the commander of the Exodus 1947 operation and a leading member of the Israeli intelligence community.[1]

  1. ^ Ashkenazi, Eli (April 27, 2008). "Yossi Harel, commander of Exodus, dies at 90". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2008-04-27.