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A Founding Father of ISRAEL
GRAUEL, John Stanley (1917-1986). Christian Zionist leader, methodist minister. Served on the crew of the immigrant ship Exodus (1947). A U.N. Speaker in favor of the creation of the State of Israel in 1947. He was a member of the Jewish Haganah, the underground Jewish army in Palestine. He worked to establish a Jewish state in British controlled Palestine. He was the only non-Jew among the American crew of the Exodus. The ship carried over 4,500 holocaust survivors and a British destroyer intercepted it and Grauel was arrested. He was called “John the Priest.” Golda Meir observed Grauel’s testimony before the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine and said Grauel positively changed the U.N. to support the creation of Israel. Grauel received many medals from the State of Israel. He is buried at the Alliance Church International Cemetery at the German Colony in Jerusalem. His story was made into a book by Leon Uris and a movie by Otto Preminger starring Paul Newman. John Grauel risked his life for the Jewish people. His book GraueL Exodus ’47 An Autobiography, Ivory House, First Printing, January 1983. Two hundred forty pages with illustrations. Signed on the back of the half-title page ”Shalom! John Grauel.” In very fine condition with the dust jacket. Signatures of John Grauel can be considered uncommon, one now on eBay on an album page is selling for $699.00. Our price............................$275.00
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