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Jacob Ingerman

Jacob Ingerman was a Soviet Jewish spy who served inside the army of Nazi Germany and later became an Israeli intelligence officer.

1919 to 2007Soviet spy inside the WehrmachtFounding Unit 8200's Russian section1961 Israel Defense Prize

Born: 5 May 1919, Shepetivka
Died: 15 November 2007
Occupation: spy, secret service officer
Education: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Jacob Ingerman was born in 1919 in Shepetivka

Ingerman was born in Shepetivka, Ukraine. He studied mathematics at the University of Kyiv from 1937 to 1940 and then worked as a teacher.

In World War II he joined the Red Army, was wounded, and was recruited to intelligence. In 1942 he was dropped near Taganrog under a false identity and, thanks to his German, worked for German units, including a Wehrmacht technical unit, for two and a half years. At the same time he recruited partisans and smuggled weapons to them, and later in Italy he took part in sabotage near Taranto.

In Italy he married Alberta and was active in the Bricha movement. In 1946 the couple came to the Land of Israel on the ship Josiah Wedgwood and settled in Kibbutz Eilon.

He joined the Intelligence Corps and served in listening Unit 515, later Unit 8200, where he set up the Russian section. He and his second wife, Shula Halperin, won the Israel Defense Prize in 1961.

After leaving the IDF he joined Nativ and edited samizdat writings of Soviet Jews. He died in 2007 and was buried in Einat.

Jacob Ingerman's life in 7 milestones

1919
Born in Shepetivka, Ukraine.
1937
Began mathematics studies at the University of Kyiv.
1942
Dropped near Taganrog under a false identity.
1943
Moved with his German unit to Italy.
1946
Immigrated to the Land of Israel.
1961
Won the Israel Defense Prize with his wife.
2007
Died and was buried in Einat.

Jacob Ingerman served in Unit 8200

He served in the Intelligence Corps in listening Unit 515, later Unit 8200, where he founded the Russian section. He later commanded an Eastern Europe section for Russian open-source intelligence in the Hatzav unit.

Unit 8200