An 87-year-old Holocaust survivor told the 137th Battalion air defense fighters that he never had a bar mitzvah.

Immediately, they held a bar mitzvah for him at their new synagogue.

The 137th Battalion operates the Iron Dome missile defense system.

When an 87-year-old #Holocaust survivor told the 137th Battalion Air #Defense fighters (Iron Dome operators) that he had never celebrated a Bar Mitzvah, they could not remain indifferent! They gave him one at the base in their new synagogue! #Israel #IDF #IDFHeroes… pic.twitter.com/nXwmHP4Gvc

— Ora Levitt 🇮🇱 חיילת צה"ל 🇮🇱 עם ישראל חי (@IDFsoldiergirl) April 11, 2024

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