From Auschwitz to the IDF
Celebrated Israeli Defense Forces Veteran
A Conversation with Leibel Mangel
(Recorded live on May 3, 2021)
This is a riveting tale spanning three generations. Leibel Mangel is the son of a Chabad Rabbi and the grandson of one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz. At the age of 19, he left his home in Cincinnati to enlist in the IDF. His service to protect the Jewish homeland saw him become a machine gunner in the Kfir Brigade, where he took part in numerous high profile anti-terror operations.