{"id":5516,"date":"2020-07-29T09:05:43","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T09:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?page_id=5516"},"modified":"2021-05-05T07:08:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T07:08:51","slug":"mermelstein-marcel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/raf\/mermelstein-marcel\/","title":{"rendered":"Mermelstein, Marcel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Marcel Mermelstein<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Leading Aircraftman, RAF Heliopolis<br>Service number 775079<br>Died 30 Jul 1942<br>Buried Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt<br>Age 32<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Headstone Inscription<br>&#8216;WE SHALL NOT FORGET YOU. WIFE AND SON&#8217; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Marcel was born in Drohobyczka, Poland in 1910, the son of Joseph and Jeudes nee Schreyer. In his hometown he graduated from elementary school and then attended the municipal gymnasium. After completing his high school studies, he decided to emigrate to Israel. In\u00a0November 1935 he married Sofia Schwarz in Poland and they had a son whose name is unknown. They emigrated\u00a0and settled in Rishon LeZion where he found a job working on the roads. In 1938, the family\u00a0moved to Ramat Gan and Marcel began working in Tel Aviv Port. He enjoyed writing and played the violin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marcel was based at RAF Heliopolis and was killed during an enemy air raid by the Italians on the 30 July 1942.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Marmelstein.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12223\" width=\"366\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Marmelstein.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Marmelstein-120x152.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><figcaption>Courtesy Izkor. www.izkor.gov.il<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mermelstein-2-700x980.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mermelstein-2-700x980.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mermelstein-2-250x350.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mermelstein-2-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mermelstein-2-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mermelstein-2-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mermelstein-2-120x168.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mermelstein-2-scaled.jpg 1829w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Photo provided by The War Graves Photographic Project \u00a92021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mermelstein-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mermelstein-1-700x500.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mermelstein-1-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mermelstein-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mermelstein-1-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mermelstein-1-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mermelstein-1-120x86.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt. 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