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Ezra Kedem

Ezra Kedem was an Israeli Navy officer who commanded torpedo boat and missile boat units.

1927 to 1985Commanding Torpedo Boat Squadron 914Early missile boat flotilla commanderCommanding the Red Sea arena

Born: 15 December 1927, Wrocław
Died: 29 March 1985, Rehovot
Rank: aluf mishne

Ezra Kedem was born in 1927 in Wrocław

Ezra Kedem was born on December 15, 1927, in Wrocław, Poland. His father, Yehoshua Krushinsky, was an accountant, and the family owned a tableware factory. The family moved to the Land of Israel in 1935 and settled in Tel Aviv.

He went to school in Tel Aviv and spent much time at the beach, which earned him the nickname "Shark." He later earned a bachelor's degree in business administration at Tel Aviv University.

In the navy he commanded a torpedo boat from 1952 to 1957 and led Torpedo Boat Squadron 914 from 1962 to 1964. In 1968 he took command of INS Mivtach's sister boat INS Mezanek in Cherbourg and sailed it to Israel. From 1970 to 1972 he commanded the Red Sea arena from Sharm el-Sheikh.

After retiring he managed the Eilat Coast Development Company. He married Ilana Bernstein Barnea, a navy officer, and they had 3 children. He died on March 29, 1985, after complications from surgery at Kaplan Hospital in Rehovot.

Ezra Kedem's life in 8 milestones

1927
Born in Wrocław, Poland.
1935
Moved with his family to Tel Aviv.
1952
Began serving as a torpedo boat commander.
1962
Became commander of Torpedo Boat Squadron 914.
1968
Sailed the missile boat INS Mezanek from Cherbourg to Israel.
1970
Became commander of the Red Sea arena.
1971
Promoted to the rank of colonel.
1985
Died after surgery complications.

Ezra Kedem served in Naval Officers Course

Kedem served in the Israeli Navy in the torpedo boat flotilla from 1952 and later in the missile boat flotilla, commanding the Red Sea arena from 1970 to 1972. He reached the rank of colonel in 1971.

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