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Lenart died on July 20, 2015, at his home in Ra'anana, Israel, of congestive heart failure, at the age of 94. He was survived by his wife Rachel, his daughter Michal (who had also served in the Israeli Air Force) and a grandson.
Jul 22, 2015 · Lenart, hailed in Israeli headlines as “the man who saved Tel Aviv,” died Monday at his home in Ra’anana, Israel. He was 94.
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Jul 25, 2015 · We had become friends and talked often. I phoned to share sad news: Al died the previous day in Tel Aviv. He was 94. “If you thought I was hard to get, he was impossible,” Lou said.
- Boaz Dvir
Jul 26, 2023 · As the most experienced pilot in the squadron, Lenart led the mission backed by Moddy Alon, [future Israeli President Ezer Weitzman] and Eddie Cohen; Cohen died during the attack.
Jul 30, 2015 · The first time I called Lou Lenart, who died Monday at the age of 94, he said he wanted nothing to do with me. It was 2009.
Lou Lenart died on July 20, 2015, at age 94 in his home in Ra'anana, Israel. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and grandson. Sources: Chawkins, Steve. “Lou Lenart dies at 94; war hero was 'the man who saved Tel Aviv',” LA Times, (July 21, 2015) JTA.
(JTA) — Louis (Lou) Lenart, an American fighter pilot hailed as “The Man Who Saved Tel Aviv” during the opening days of Israel’s War of Independence, has died. Lenart died Monday at his home in Raanana, Israel, of heart and kidney failure.
