Sara Braverman

Sara Braverman (1918 – 10 February 2013) was a member of the Jewish Parachutists of Mandate Palestine. She was one of the first female fighters to serve in the Palmach and a founding member of the IDF Women's Corps.

Biography
Sara (Surika) Braverman was born in Botoșani, Romania to a Zionist family. As a 9 years old girl, she joined Hashomer Hatzair and immigrated to Palestine in 1938 and started Agricultural training. She was a member of Kibbutz Shamir.

Military career
Braverman was one of 37 Palestinian Jewish parachutists sent by the Jewish Agency and Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) on military missions in Nazi-occupied Europe.

Awards and recognition
She was honored with lighting a torch on Israel's 62nd independence day in 2010, for her bravery in helping Jews during World War II.