Shlomo Hillel

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Photograph by David Blumenfeld

Shlomo Hillel

IRAQ

RA’ANANA, ISRAEL

Shlomo Hillel was the undercover Mossad emissary who is credited with orchestrating the mass exodus of Iraqi Jews to Israel. He opened up a route via Iran that enabled thousands of Jews to leave Iraq. His efforts culminated in the massive airlift now known as Ezra and Nehemiah.