Marcel Berkowitz
France
Biography
Marcel Berkowitz was a Machal volunteer who fought in Israel’s 1948 War of Independence. A flamboyant and much-loved figure in the American Veterans of Israel community, he was a fixture at AVILC events — its annual Chanukah party, the Mickey Marcus Memorial at West Point, and the Celebrate Israel (Israel Day) Parade, which he rarely missed. He passed away on March 22, 2018, and was buried in Israel on the moshav where his daughters live.
