יקותיאלי Yekutieli, Naomi

Birth Name יקותיאלי Yekutieli, Naomi
Birth Name יקותיאלי, נעמי
Call Name נעמי
Gender female

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth      

 
Military Service   הבריגדה היהודית Jewish Brigade Naomi Yekutieli joined at age 17 years, and served as an Auxiliary Territorial Service ambulance driver

Event Note

Naomi Yekutieli served in Egypt, Italy and Austria during the war.
Naomi Yekutieli cites: “My two sisters had joined up two years earlier.I was only 17, so my parents had to sign for me."
After training in Egypt, her Regiment sailed across the Mediterranean to Italy, but during the crossing, one of the ships in her convoy blew up and sank.
She stayed in Europe after the war, to help Holocaust survivors.

Event Note

Naomi Yekutieli and her colleagues helped Holocaust survivors.
The Jewish Brigade organized special camps for the Holocaust survivors, providing them with food, clothing and supplies and teaching them about Zionism and Israel.
Naomi Yekutieli cites “We helped with the refugee camps in Austria. We made a Passover seder for them and helped them to make aliya.”

 

Pedigree

    1. יקותיאלי Yekutieli, Naomi