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Rami Levi’s Father Mordechai Passes Away at 96, Former Lehi Fighter and Jerusalem Pioneer
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First reported by Now 14 · 3 hours ago
What happened
Mordechai Avod Levi, father of businessman Rami Levi and former Lehi fighter, died at 96 in Jerusalem. His funeral took place at Har HaMenuchot, with the family sitting shiva in Malha.
- 01Mordechai Avod Levi, father of businessman Rami Levi, died at age 96 after collapsing at home.
- 02He was born to a Kurdish family from Urfa, Turkey, and his grandfather helped found Jerusalem's Nahalat Zion neighborhood.
- 03In his youth, Mordechai was an active fighter in the Lehi underground movement.
- 04He and his wife Yaffa raised six children together with great dedication.
- 05His funeral was held on Friday at Har HaMenuchot cemetery in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem.
- 06The family observed shiva at Shaarei Rachamim synagogue in the Malha neighborhood.
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