Chanan (Hans) was born in Nurenberg and immigrated with his parents and his older brother,
Yehuda, to Palestine in 1934. He graduated the Hebrew Gymnasium in Jerusalem. Member of the "Zofim" youth-movement. Loved literature,classical music and art. He joined the IDF airforce in August 1948, and in 1952 became leutenant and flight instructor. (Finished "Kurs Tayis No . 3 " 12.4.51, and became instructor at Kanaf 12) During that year, in his free time, he translated a book that he loved , "12 O'clock High" into Hebrew. On May 14th 1952 his plane crashed into the sea, south of Nebi Rubin, and he was killed. He was burried alongside with his brother Yehuda on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. |
Chanan was a flight instructor in the Israeli Airforce, and died when his aircraft crashed into the Mediterranean , South of Nebi Rubin, near Palmachim. |