Nehemiah Ben-Tor

Nehemiah Ben-Tor was born in 1923 in Budapest

Nehemiah Ben-Tor, born Winter, was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1923. He grew up in a secular home. He first met his Jewish identity when he joined a synagogue choir and the Betar youth movement.

His family moved to the Land of Israel on 4 January 1939, and he took part in Betar activities. He was recruited to the Irgun and later joined Avraham Stern after Stern left it. In Lehi he went by the name Arzia and set up a small cell that worked in and around Nahalat Yitzhak.

He took part in many Lehi operations. In the War of Independence he fought in the 8th Brigade.

He qualified as a lawyer in 1962 and held many public roles. He was active in founding the Fighters' Party and the Tehiya party. He published fiction, books documenting Lehi and books on law.

He lived in Moshav Aseret. He died in 2017 and was buried in the regional cemetery of the Gderot Regional Council.