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91_HR0568
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, It is with great pleasure that the members of
3 this Body welcome the opportunity to recognize citizens of
4 this State who have made outstanding contributions and
5 sacrifices to mankind; and
6 WHEREAS, Many American volunteers fought on behalf of the
7 Jewish People for Israel's War of Independence in 1948-49;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, At great personal risk, these men and women
10 offered themselves and their services to assist the Nation of
11 Israel during crucial times; and
12 WHEREAS, There were 4,000 volunteers who went to Israel
13 during its War of Independence in 1948; they came from the
14 United States, Canada, England, and South Africa; many were
15 World War II veterans eager to use their experience to defend
16 the new nation of Israel; and
17 WHEREAS, They served in fourteen branches of the Israel
18 military during the war; ninety percent of the new Iraeli air
19 force were Americans; many American and Canadian volunteers
20 manned the ships that brought 35,000 holocaust survivors to
21 Israel; many lost their lives defending Israel in this great
22 struggle for independence; and
23 WHEREAS, Several of the men who volunteered were
24 residents of Chicago: Avrum Israel Weinzweig, David Gutmann,
25 Jules Cubernek, Leonard Sherman, Milton Shulman, Moshe
26 Litoff, Christopher Magee, John McConville, and William
27 Lichtman; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
30 we take pleasure in honoring Avrum Israel Weinzweig, David
31 Gutmann, Jules Cubernek, Leonard Sherman, Milton Shulman,
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1 Moshe Litoff, Christopher Magee, John McConville, and William
2 Lichtman for their sacrifice and the service they gave to the
3 Nation of Israel during the War of Independence, and we also
4 honor the courageous men who died flying and fighting for
5 Israel's independence; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
7 presented to the men mentioned above.