ינאי Poznanski Yanai, Shmuel 'Samek' ben Yechezkiel

Birth Name ינאי Poznanski Yanai, Shmuel 'Samek' ben Yechezkiel [1a]
Birth Name Poznanski, Shmuel ben Yechezkiel
Birth Name פוזננסקי, שמואל בן יחזקאל
Also Known As ינאי, שמואל בן יחזקאל
Birth Name ינאי, 'סמק'
Call Name 'Samek'
Call Name Shmuel
Call Name שמואל
Call Name 'סמק'
Gender male
Age at Death 90 years, 5 months, 25 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1921 Warszawa Warsaw, województwo Mazowieckie, Polska  

 
Aliyah 1935   Shmuel, at the age 14 years, came from Warsaw to Palestine, by himself

 
Education   הטכניון - מכון טכנולוגי לישראל (Technion - Machon Technologie LeYisrael) ,חיפה, ישראל  

 
Residence   נווה איתן (Neve Eitan), עמק בית שאן, מחוז הצפון, ישראל  

[2a] [3a]
Military Service 1941 פלוגות מחץ (Palmach פלמ"ח) Shmuel Samek Yanai joined the Palmach in 1941, and entered the Naval Group in 1943

[4a] [1b] [5a]
Military Service   פלי"ם (Palyam) Samek served in Company 'A'

[6a] [7a]
Boat May 28, 1946 Haviva Reik  

Event Note

On May 28, 1946, the 'Haviva Reik', sailed from Piraeus and arrived in Palestine on June 8, 1946, with 462 passengers.

[8a]
Boat   Henrietta Szold  

 
Military Service 1956   In 1956, during Operation Kadesh in the Suez Crisis, Yanai captured the Egyptian destroyer 'Ibrahim el Haol' ("Ibraim El H’awell").

Event Note

The Ibrahim el Haol' ("Ibraim El H’awell") was renamed the IDF ship 'Haifa'.

 
Death June 26, 2011    

 

Parents

Father Poznanski, Henryk Chaskiel Yehezkiel Yekhezkhel
Mother Rozentzveig (Rozencwiag), Tova (Tauba Teofila Yona)
Siblings
  1. Poznanski, Yaakov
  2. Poznanski, Dvora

Families

Married Wife ינאי (Yannay Yanai), Riva
  Children
  1. ינאי (Yanay Yanai), Yekheskel (Heskel Izzy) ben Shmuel
  2. ינאי (Yannay Yanai), Nurit bat Shmuel
Married Wife ינאי (Yannay Yanai), Bat-Ami
  Children
  1. ינאי (Yannay Yanai), Yuval ben Shmuel
  2. ינאי (Yannay Yanai), Yoram ben Shmuel

Addresses

Date Street City County State/ Province Country Postal Code Phone Sources
  kibbutz Neve Eitan     Emek Beit She'an Israel      
rehov Motta Gur 24   Tel Aviv     Israel      

Gallery

Samek Yanai closeup

Samek Yanai closeup
Samek Yanai

Samek Yanai
Samek Yanai at Keren HaYesod podium

Samek Yanai at Keren HaYesod podium
Shmuel Yanai and Ariel at PalYam reunion

Shmuel Yanai and Ariel at PalYam reunion
Yani (Yannay) family tree

Yani (Yannay) family tree
Samek's story of the Tower and Stockade settlement from www.palyam.org

Samek’s story of the Tower and Stockade settlement from www.palyam.org
Story by Samek Yanai from www.palyam.org

Story by Samek Yanai from www.palyam.org
Palyam commander course 1945 Shefaim Beach

Palyam commander course 1945 Shefaim Beach
Haviva Reik at Haifa

Haviva Reik at Haifa
Haviva Reik (Rayik) in Piraeus Port, 1942, from Palmach Information Center

Haviva Reik (Rayik) in Piraeus Port, 1942, from Palmach Information Center
Henrietta Szold

Henrietta Szold
Henrietta Szold at Haifa

Henrietta Szold at Haifa
navy_el_ewall Tankus Shmuel

navy_el_ewall Tankus Shmuel
Samek and Yoske Almog on bridge

Samek and Yoske Almog on bridge

Source References

  1. Grapevine: Honoring the past by celebrating in the present
    1. Date: March 29, 2006
      Page: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1143498756725
    2. Page: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1143498756725
  2. Neve Eitan article on Wikipedia
    1. Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neve_Eitan
  3. Neve Eitan in Emek HaMayanot (Hebrew)
    1. Page: http://www.bbshean.org.il/main/menu.htm?page=http://www.bbshean.org.il/info/yeshuvim/neveitan.htm
  4. “Illegal” Immigration - Ha'apalah (Aliyah Bet) 1934-1948, Jewish Agency for Israel
    1. Page: http://www.jafi.org.il/education/100/act/28zion.html
  5. The Darien Dilemma
    1. Page: http://www.dariendilemma.com
  6. Palmach Information Center, Ha'apalah Ships
    1. Page: http://www.palmach.org.il/show_item.asp?levelId=42858&itemId=8643&itemType=0
  7. Jewish refugees arrive in Haifa and are interned
    1. Page: http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/media_fi.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005776&MediaId=3106
  8. ‘Commander of the Exodus’
    1. Page: 'Commander of the Exodus', written by Yoram Kaniuk, translated by Seymour Simckes published by Grove Press, New York, 1999, ISBN 0-8021-1664-7

Pedigree

  1. Poznanski, Henryk Chaskiel Yehezkiel Yekhezkhel
    1. Rozentzveig (Rozencwiag), Tova (Tauba Teofila Yona)
      1. Poznanski, Yaakov
      2. Poznanski, Dvora
      3. ינאי Poznanski Yanai, Shmuel 'Samek' ben Yechezkiel
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Ancestors