Eli Sadan
Israeli Orthodox rabbi
Rabbi Eliezer "Eli" Sadan (Hebrew: אליעזר "אלי" סדן; born May 13, 1948) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi, and the founder and head of the mechina academy Bnei David, the first pre-military preparatory program in Israel. Sadan is a recipient of the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement for special contribution to society and to the state.
Biography
Eli Sadan was born May 13, 1948 in Budapest, Hungary. His parents, Rivka Kuti Annemann and Shalom Erwin Sadan, were Holocaust survivors. His father underwent a death march, and spent about six months in the Auschwitz extermination camp. After the war, his parents completed their studies in Hungary. They immigrated to Israel when Eli was one year old.
Before joining the Israel Defense Force, Sadan studied for four months at Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh. He served in the Paratroopers Brigade. After completing his military service, he began studying physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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