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Mr Michael Coleman gives talk to mark Israel’s Independence Day

NEWS / 16 May 2011

David Rigg (1st Year) writes about the talk that Mr Michael Coleman gave to students about his experiences in Israel's 1948 War of Independence.

Michael Coleman lectureOn the 10th May, Mr Michael Coleman gave a speech about his experience in Israel's 1948 War of Independence. As one of three Irish volunteers who volunteered to fight in the 1948 War of Independence, he told us about his fascinating experience in the Israeli Air Force. He volunteered among many others, including Holocaust survivors, to risk their lives for the existence of the State of Israel.  (Click on thumbnail to open an enlarged version of photo. ))

David Rigg (1st Year)

[Photo: Mrs. Walsh]

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