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Yitzhak Arad

Israeli historian, retired IDF brigadier general and a former Soviet partisan who has served as director of Yad Vashem from 1972 to 1993

Yitzhak Arad was born on November 11, 1926 in Švenčionys, Lithuania and died on May 6, 2021, aged 94.

Born

November 11, 1926

Yitzhak Arad died aged 94.

Died: May 6, 2021

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Birthplace
Švenčionys, Lithuania
Professions
pedagogue, writer, historian, docent, university teacher, military personnel, partisan
Citizenship
Soviet Union, Israel, Second Polish Republic

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Zodiac sign
Scorpio

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Questions people ask

How old was Yitzhak Arad when they died?

Yitzhak Arad died aged 94.

When is Yitzhak Arad’s birthday?

Yitzhak Arad’s recorded birthday is November 11.

Where was Yitzhak Arad born?

Yitzhak Arad was born in Švenčionys, Lithuania.

When did Yitzhak Arad die?

Yitzhak Arad died on May 6, 2021.